Thread: Texas judge clears way for gay divorce

Texas judge clears way for gay divorce

The Associated Press
6:07 p.m. October 1, 2009

DALLAS — A Texas judge has cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling that Texas' ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.

The Dallas Morning News reports that a Dallas district judge's Thursday ruling finds that the court "has jurisdiction to hear a suit for divorce filed by persons legally married in another jurisdiction."

The Texas attorney general has argued that because Texas doesn't recognize gay marriage, its courts can't dissolve one through divorce. Voters approved a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in 2005.

Attorney General Greg Abbott says he'll appeal the ruling.
Peter Schulte, an attorney for the unidentified man who filed for divorce, says he and his client are "ecstatic."
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Information from: The Dallas Morning News, http://www.dallasnews.com

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There seems to be no end to sneaky tricks to undermine our way of life.

Attorney General Greg Abbott says he'll appeal the ruling.

Good.

They can go back to the state where they got married. That state made the marriage, that state can end it.

Pushing this kind of stuff angers people because you are asking them to compromise their religious beliefs. No good can come from it.

This was decided by Dallas District Judge Tena Callahan. She's a Democrat. Surprise!!!!!!! And these two gay people, that want a divorce, just happen to be living in the jurisdiction of her court. Yea, right.

Dixie

A Texas judge has cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling that Texas' ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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to provide equal protection under the law to all people within their jurisdictions. ...

Text - Citizenship and civil rights - Apportionment of Representatives

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