I researched this a little, and it's not as cut and dried as one might think. Most states that do not recognize same-sex marriages will not grant a divorce to a couple whose union the state does not recognize in the first place, but there's very few laws specifically against it.

 

Another question is how qualification for benefits will be determined. Qualification for Medicaid includes a cap on income. If an applicant is married, income limits for things like Medicaid includes the income of both spouses in the calculation. It will be interesting if they will deny applicants based on a federal standard using criteria not recognized by the state.

 

I think these will be moot points in the near future, as virtually every challenge to anti-same sex marriage laws has been successful. It will be the law of the land soon enough.

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