North Carolina General Statutes 51-1.2. (See Editor’s note) Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid
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- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Marriages, whether created by common law, contracted, or performed outside of North Carolina, between individuals of the same gender are not valid in North Carolina. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 588, s. 1.)