First Florida gay divorce granted by judge
FORT LAUDERDALE – The first formal divorce for a gay couple in Florida history was granted today by a Broward County judge who used the case to join other judges in declaring the state’s ban on...
View Article>Utah to appeal gay marriage ruling to high court
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a federal appeals court's ruling that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general's...
View ArticleWith gay marriage on hold, Alabama judge OKs lesbian divorce
Same-sex marriage is on hold in Alabama, but the state now has lesbian divorce. A judge in Huntsville allowed two women to legally end their marriage Thursday, a year after refusing their request....
View ArticleMiss. governor intervenes in same-sex divorce case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is intervening in a case involving a woman who wants the state to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce. The Republican...
View Article1st Florida gay divorce granted by judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- The first formal divorce for a gay couple in Florida history was granted Wednesday by a Broward County judge who used the case to join other judges in declaring the...
View ArticleUtah to appeal gay marriage ruling to high court
Utah is going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a federal appeals court's ruling that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general's office announced...
View ArticleGay marriage ruling may help pair divorce
TAMPA — While a Monroe County judge’s ruling is giving hope to many Florida gay couples who want to marry, lawyers think the decision might bolster the case of a couple in Tampa who are trying to...
View ArticleMiss. judge refuses to grant gay couple’s divorce
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn’t recognized under state law, according to the...
View ArticleJustices tackle same-sex divorce
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether the state can grant divorces to gay couples married elsewhere despite its own constitutional ban on gay marriage, in one of...
View ArticleTexas appeals court halts ruling in gay-divorce case
A state appeals court Thursday halted enforcement of a two-day-old ruling that had allowed two San Antonio women, legally married out of state, to continue divorce and child-custody proceedings in a...
View Article>Miss. judge refuses to grant gay couple's divorce
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn't recognized under state law, according to the...
View ArticleMiss. judge refuses to grant gay couple's divorce
A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn't recognized under state law, according to the woman who filed and...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court takes same-sex divorce cases
The Texas Supreme Court announced Friday that it will determine whether same-sex couples, legally married in other states, can be granted a divorce in Texas. The cases, involving couples from Austin...
View ArticleTexas high court to consider same-sex divorce
AUSTIN, Texas The Texas Supreme Court says it will consider whether the state has jurisdiction over same-sex divorces and the constitutionality of the state's law banning same-sex marriage. The court...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court allows same-sex divorce
By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a divorce granted in a lower court for a same-sex couple, a precedent-setting decision in a state that has a...
View ArticleTexas court treads carefully on same-sex divorce
AUSTIN — Texas Supreme Court justices raised pointed questions Tuesday about what happens if gay couples who wed elsewhere are allowed to divorce here - or close the door on the idea because of the...
View ArticleTexas high court hears arguments on whether state can OK gay divorces
AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether the state can grant divorces to gay couples married elsewhere despite its own constitutional ban on gay marriage, in one of the...
View ArticleTexas court takes on same-sex divorce
Two same-sex couples who were legally married in Massachusetts on Tuesday urged the state Supreme Court to allow them to get divorced in Texas. But a lawyer for Attorney General Greg Abbott said...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court hears same-sex divorce cases
The Texas Supreme Court was urged Tuesday to allow same-sex couples legally married in other states to obtain a divorce in Texas despite the state ban on gay marriages and objections from Attorney...
View ArticleTexas court is cautious on allowing gay divorce
AUSTIN — Texas Supreme Court justices raised pointed questions Tuesday over what happens if they allow gay couples wed elsewhere to divorce here - or if they close the door on the idea because of the...
View ArticleCourt upholds gay divorce from Travis County
The Texas Supreme Court declined Friday to overturn a Travis County court ruling granting a divorce to two women who had married in Massachusetts. Then-Attorney General Greg Abbott had asked the...
View ArticleTexas high court tackles same-sex divorce
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether the state can grant divorces to gay couples married elsewhere despite its own constitutional ban on gay marriage, in one of...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court upholds divorce of same-sex couple
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the Austin divorce of a same-sex couple, rejecting challenges in a state where gay...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court upholds decision for a same-sex couple's divorce
Despite the fact that the state has a ban on same-sex marriage, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the divorce of a same-sex couple, which was granted by a lower court in 2010. The 5-3 decision ruled...
View ArticleTexas high court sidesteps gay divorce question
Five justices let two women’s divorce stand by ruling that the state attorney general waited too long to intervene. The court took two years to reach that decision. /a...
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