ZELENIAK
Citations
- 26 I. & N. Dec. 158
Syllabus
ZELENIAK, 26 I&N Dec. 158 (BIA 2013) ID 3787 (PDF) Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, Pub. L. No. 104 199, 110 Stat. 2419, 2419 (1996), is no longer an impediment to the recognition of lawful same-sex marriages and spouses under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the marriage is valid under the laws of the State where it was celebrated.
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- holding that UCCJA applies to international disputes but that foreign countries are not \states\ for purposes of the statute
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