Legal Opinion
In re Marriage of LaFleur & Pyfer
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 11, 2021No. 19SC1004PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on the Colorado Bar Association’s homepage at http://www.cobar.org. ADVANCE SHEET HEADNOTE January 11, 2021
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No. 19SC1004, In re Marriage of LaFleur & Pyfer—Common Law Marriage— Void Ab Initio—Retroactivity. The supreme court reviews whether a common law same-sex marriage entered in Colorado may be recognized as predating Colorado’s recognition of formal same-sex marriages. The court holds that state law…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- IN RE the ESTATE OF Viacheslav YUDKIN, Svetlana Shtutman v. Tatsiana DareuskayaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2021
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