Authority: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division

Date: 03/23/2017

Subject: The order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division ordered the State to include the name of the spouse (survivor) of the same sex also in the death certificates issued before the decision of the Supreme Court in the case Obergefell vs Hodges

Parties: Hal B. Birchfield and Paul G. Mocko, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. John H. Armstrong, in his official capacity as Surgeon General and Secretary of Health for the State of Florida, and Kenneth Jones, in his official capacity as State Registrar of Vital Statistics for the State of Florida

Original language: English

Classification: Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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