Maryland Attorney General Opinion 97 OAG 072

72 [97 Op. Att’y CLERKS OF COURT MARRIAGE LICENSES – ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSES TO SAME-SEX COUPLES AFTER APPROVAL OF THE CIVIL MARRIAGE PROTECTION ACT November 29, 2012 David R. Durfee, Jr. Executive Director Department of Legal Affairs Administrative Office of the Courts You have asked for our opinion on a number of questions relating to the implementation of Chapter 2 of the Maryland Laws of 2012, which amended § 2-201 of the Family Law Article (“FL”) so as to remove the statutory prohibition of same-sex marriages. Chapter 2 was recently approved by the voters on a referendum and will,…