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CA: EQCA Sponsors Bill Allowing Dissolution of a Gay Marriage/Civil Union at the Same Time

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Equality California is sponsoring a new bill introduced last Friday by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) that would create a consolidated form and procedure to dissolve both a civil marriage and domestic partnership.

AB 2700 would amend the state’s family code, allowing for couples who first registered as domestic partners and who legally married thereafter, to dissolve both contracts through a single, uniform procedure. The current system forces couples to go through a separate process for each.

“Currently, couples must navigate a confusing system that is especially daunting for those who lack legal representation,” said Geoff Kors, Equality California executive director. “Since the State of California treats the relationships of same-sex couples differently, we need this legislation to prevent couples from having to jump through bureaucratic hoops until we restore a system of fairness and equality.”

Full Story from EQCA
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TX: Second Same Sex Couple Granted Divorce

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Many of us were angered by Justice Jan Patterson’s recent attempt to give the rightwingers the majority of the Third Court of Appeals. Today, a case that shows why this court is so important to progressives illustrates the point for our anger at Patterson.

This week a second precedent setting case dealing with GLBT rights in regards to marriage and divorce occurred here in Travis County. Last year, a Dallas judge granted a divorce to a gay couple citing the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Monday, Judge Scott Jenkins granted the second. News 8 reported on Monday:

Travis County judge grants same-sex divorce: Though the State of Texas does not officially recognize same-sex marriages, a Travis County judge has approved a same-sex divorce. Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly married in Massachusetts five years ago. Naylor sought a divorce, but Daly initially wanted to “void” the marriage. The Travis County Court clerk for Judge Scott Jenkins said the divorce was approved, and not voided.

Full Story from Burnt Orange
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NJ: Dissolving a Civil Union Takes Longer, Costs More Than Divorce

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

For same-sex couples unhappy in their civil unions, breaking up is hard to do. For starters, ending a civil union is called “dissolution,” not “divorce,” and legal experts say the difference between those two words has created confusion over which laws and cases apply to civil unions.

“You end up with one set of rules for one thing and another set of rules for another thing,” said Stephen Hyland, 56, a family practice lawyer in Cherry Hill who represents gay clients.

Lawyers familiar with the issue also say it’s harder to divvy up assets or assign alimony because there’s virtually no case precedent for ending civil unions and divorce precedents are not always applied to dissolutions. Sorting out the unions then can take longer and cost clients more than it would if they were ending a traditional marriage.

Full Story from NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/nj_gay_couples_looking_for_a_c.html

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"Christians" Behind Referendum 71 in Washington Have Checkered Marriage, Tax Pasts

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

With no real plan, a scattered base and well-heeled opponents, two political activists many people have never heard of are scoring unexpected victories in a campaign to roll back domestic-partnership benefits for gay couples in Washington state.

Facing resistance even from within their own ranks, they’ve landed wins in state and federal courts, and were triumphant where it mattered most: a contentious signature count in the Secretary of State’s Office that ultimately credited them with enough valid signatures to get Referendum 71 onto the Nov. 3 ballot.

Larry Stickney, campaign manager for Protect Marriage Washington, and Gary Randall, his philosophical soul mate, see the tightly contested battle as one not about pension rights and sick leave but as their last chance to protect traditional marriage in Washington.

Full Story from TDN.com: http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/14/breaking_news/doc4ad64297bb3c0812231942.txt

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Some Gay/Lesbian Couples Married in Canada Finding it Hard to Divorce

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Gay and lesbian couples coming from the U.S. and other parts of the world to marry in B.C. are finding the old “’’til death do us part” piece of the wedding service isn’t to be trifled with.

It’s easy to get married in B.C., but there’s no such thing as a quickie divorce, as a growing number of foreign same-sex couples who came here to be married — but now want a divorce — are finding out.

Vancouver lawyer barbara findlay gets about three inquiries a month from same-sex couples who were married in B.C. but now want a divorce.

Full Story from the Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/marriages+easy+divorces+aren/2035627/story.html

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Anti Gay Marriage Group in Washington Uses Divorced Family in Flyer Campaign

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Floating on a lurid sea of male symbols pornographically piercing female symbols is a picture of the Nelson family of Ozzie and Harriet fame. This is a new leaflet from the opponents of domestic partnerships in Washington state. The page title reads “There is something very good in this picture”, with arrows drawn to “Dad” and “Mom”. The following is written on the bottom of the last page of the leaflet:

On the cover is a photo of the most traditional American Families [sic] from the 1950′s television series, Ozzie & Harriet. David and Ricky Nelson really had it pretty good. They had a normal mother and father and grandparents. We simply want this for tomorrow’s children and families.

Indeed they made a beautiful family, and for all I know were blissful together. But that didn’t result in sons David and Ricky Nelson growing up to be good fathers or husbands.

Ricky’s wife Kristin gave birth 6 months after their wedding. After making 3 more children, they divorced.

Full Story from Pam’s House Blend: http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/13107/referendum-71-opponents-use-divorcees-as-poster-children

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Lesbian Couple in Indiana Denied Divorce

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Trapped in a bad marriage?  Sorry, really. But you’ve got nothing on Larissa Chism and Tara Ranzy, a divorce-seeking Indiana couple doomed to live unhappily ever after and after and after by a legal Catch-22.

Chism, a psychiatrist, and Ranzy, an educator, wed in Toronto in January 2005. In March of this year, they filed a divorce petition.

In many respects, their case was rubber-stamp simple. They had no children; they had already divided their property; neither was pregnant. Unfortunately, an eagle-eyed court employee noticed the one complicating fact in their one-page joint submission: Larissa and Tara are both women’s names. Indiana does not grant or recognize same-sex marriages.

Full Story from The Star: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/699523

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