Ky. Rev. Stat. § 402.005 : — DOMESTIC RELATIONSMARRIAGE — Definition of marriage TEXT PDF As used and recognized in the law of the Commonwealth, "marriage" refers only to the civil status, condition, or relation of one (1) man and one (1) woman united in law for life, for the discharge to each other and the community of the duties legally incumbent upon those whose association is founded on the distinction of sex. KRS 402.005 Effective:7/15/1998 Created 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 258, sec. 4, effective7/15/1998.