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Citation
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Parent Document
Donaldson v. State of Montana, 2012 MT 288 (2012)
Jurisdiction
Montana (state)
Effective Date
2012-12-17
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/889962/donaldson-v-state-of-montana/ ↗

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Plaintiffs are in committed and loving relationships, many raising families,
      just like heterosexual couples. Moreover, official recognition of their status
      provides an institutional basis for defining their fundamental relational
      rights and responsibilities, just as it does for heterosexual couples. Society
      benefits, for example, from providing same-sex couples a stable framework
      within which to raise their children and the power to make health care and
      end-of-life decisions for loved ones, just as it does when that framework is
      provided for opposite-sex couples. Varnum, 763 N.W.2d at 883.