It’s official – marriage licenses in Florida will now say “spouse” and “spouse” rather than “husband” and “wife.”
The Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics finalized the inclusive update to state-issued marriage licenses and the new forms became available Sept. 15.
What about same-sex couples who already have marriage licenses that say “husband” and “wife”? Can they get their existing licenses updated?
“No word as of yet. That is something that is currently under discussion,” says Orange County Clerk’s office spokeswoman Elizabeth Roman in an email to Watermark.
Three lesbian couples, along with Equality Florida, are still fighting in court for a similar update to birth certificates. They sued the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics to require that both parents be allowed to have their names listed on birth certificates, even if the parents are the same sex.
