The right to marry and divorce in Indiana has historically been limited to male-female relationships. The statutes providing this right remain the same. However, constitutional law is superior to statutes. There have been claims that Indiana’s Marriage and Dissolution statutes are unconstitutional as it relates to unions between same-sex coupled.
On September 4, 2014, on appeal from a federal trial court, Baskin v. Bogan, 766 F.3d 648 (2014), the Seventh Circuit of Appeals found Indiana’s statute and an amendment to the Wisconscin constitution banning same sex-marriage was unconstitutional. The United States ... Read More