With a U.S. Supreme Court decision expected any day now, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear says state agencies are making preparations should the justices vote to allow gay marriage.
"One area would be in taxation," Beshear told WKU Public Radio. "Our revenue department is looking at that in terms of filing a joint married return."
The wording on marriage license forms would also have to change to accommodate same-sex couples.
Beshear said his administration has anticipated the ruling going each way and have steps in place to comply if the nation's highest court orders the commonwealth to allow and recognize same-sex marriages.
Many legal scholars expect the Supreme Court to strike down Kentucky’s prohibition on gay marriage. A federal judge last year struck down the ban, but a federal appeals court reversed the ruling.
