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Friday, June 08, 2012

Equal marriage rights should also include equal divorce rights

But for same-sex couples, things can get really sticky, opening up multiple cans of worms for the parties trying to divorce, especially legally and financially, but even down to parenthood.

Denied divorce, some same-sex couples 'wed-locked'
But if a marriage should fall apart in a state that doesn't recognize the couple's legal status in the first place, that's when things get complicated.
Some states that do not allow same-sex marriages to be performed also do not grant divorces for same-sex marriages that occurred outside of the state's borders. It's a tricky situation when a couple wants to dissolve their same-sex marriage, and neither spouse is a resident of a state that recognizes their marriage as legal and valid.

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