Florida Constitution

Article I, § 27 — Marriage defined

Florida Const. art. I, § 27

This text of Florida Const. art. I, § 27 (Marriage defined) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

JurisdictionFloridaDocumentConstitution
ArticleI
Section§ 27
CitationFlorida Const. art. I, § 27
Bluebook
Fla. Const. art. I, § 27.

Full Text

Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.

Add this to your briefcase to access full text.

History

Proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State February 9, 2005; adopted 2008.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Florida Const. art. I, § 27, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/constitution/fl/I/27.