Gay couples find it hard to divorce
Apr 16th, 2008 by Holly Fox
Several U.S. states have enacted laws allowing either domestic partnerships or, in the case of Massachusetts, marriage for gay couples. What some states didn’t plan for in their laws is a problem that seems to plague all kinds of unions: divorce.
Now some couples who were married in Massachusetts but live in another state are having trouble getting a court to grant them a divorce. Read this Washington Post article about the issue.
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[...] As the European Union tries to harmonize its laws, these issues remind me of problems in the U.S., where gay couples who were married in Massachusetts now find it difficult to divorce in other states that don’t recognize gay marriage. I blogged about that topic here. [...]