Fla. Stat. 741.212
Marriages between persons of the same sex

(1)

Marriages between persons of the same sex entered into in any jurisdiction, whether within or outside the State of Florida, the United States, or any other jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign, or any other place or location, or relationships between persons of the same sex which are treated as marriages in any jurisdiction, whether within or outside the State of Florida, the United States, or any other jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign, or any other place or location, are not recognized for any purpose in this state.

(2)

The state, its agencies, and its political subdivisions may not give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any state, territory, possession, or tribe of the United States or of any other jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign, or any other place or location respecting either a marriage or relationship not recognized under subsection (1) or a claim arising from such a marriage or relationship.

(3)

For purposes of interpreting any state statute or rule, the term “marriage” means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the term “spouse” applies only to a member of such a union.

Source: Section 741.212 — Marriages between persons of the same sex, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0741.­212 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

741.01
County court judge or clerk of the circuit court to issue marriage license 741.02
Additional fee 741.03
County court judge or clerk of the circuit court not to send out marriage license signed in blank 741.04
Issuance of marriage license 741.05
Penalty for violation of s 741.07
Persons authorized to solemnize matrimony 741.08
Marriage not to be solemnized without a license 741.09
Record of license and certificate 741.10
Proof of marriage where no certificate available 741.011
Installment payments 741.21
Incestuous marriages prohibited 741.23
Husband not liable for wife’s torts 741.24
Civil action against parents 741.28
Domestic violence 741.29
Domestic violence 741.30
Domestic violence 741.31
Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence 741.32
Batterers’ intervention programs 741.041
Marriage license application valid for 60 days 741.211
Common-law marriages void 741.212
Marriages between persons of the same sex 741.235
Doctrine of interspousal tort immunity abrogated 741.281
Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance 741.283
Minimum term of imprisonment for domestic violence 741.0305
Marriage fee reduction for completion of premarital preparation course 741.0306
Creation of a family law handbook 741.311
Hope Card Program for persons issued orders of protection 741.313
Unlawful action against employees seeking protection 741.315
Recognition of foreign protection orders 741.316
Domestic violence fatality review teams 741.325
Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs 741.327
Certification and monitoring of batterers’ intervention programs 741.401
Legislative findings 741.402
Definitions 741.403
Address confidentiality program 741.404
Certification cancellation 741.405
Agency use of designated address 741.406
Voting by program participant 741.408
Assistance for program applicants 741.409
Adoption of rules 741.465
Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence 741.2901
Domestic violence cases 741.2902
Domestic violence 741.3165
Certain information exempt from disclosure 741.4651
Public records exemption

Current through Fall 2025

§ 741.212. Marriages between persons of the same sex's source at flsenate​.gov