January 2009 Bulletin, "Connecticut Licenses Same-Gender Marriages"

Abstract

Connecticut began to license same-gender marriages on November 12, 2008, in response to a decision from the state's highest court handed down in October 2008. In that decision, Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, the court ruled that limiting marriage to opposite-gender couples violates the equal protection clause of the state constitution.

This Bulletin summarizes these developments and discusses the implications for plan sponsors. Because there is no residency requirement to marry in Connecticut, even plan sponsors outside the state should be prepared to answer questions about coverage for same-gender spouses. 

The Segal Company has compiled a list of action steps that plan sponsors may find helpful as they respond to questions about same-gender marriages. That document can be accessed from the Bulletin.

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