Comments on: Gay Divorce in Texas?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:40:00 +0000

You cannot have all authority and no responsibility nor can you have all responsibility and no authority. I believe that the few states that opened the front door to this issue must also take responsibility and provide for the means of divorce through THEIR OWN STATE CONSTITUTION. THEY should have to alter THEIR OWN residency requirements to incorporate what THEY have started. Period.

By: Marriage Records

Marriage Records — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:36:06 +0000

I think, that first of all, same sex marriages must not been allowed legally, and then there wouldn’t be such a problem like gay divorce.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:41:19 +0000

I agree, this is a simple legal conflict. Two people need to have a “legal” divorce. It matters not who they are or where they were married, just that they need a legal divorce. People are getting all pissed off because they are bringing personal religious feelings into something that is non-religious in its basic form – state requirements of marriage.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:52:04 +0000

One quick clarification from your post…..

The couple involved clearly pointed out in a statement to the news media that they were married in the state of MA while they were residents…so many of the articles make it sound like they snuck off to MA to get married over the weekend, far from true.

The couple is not asking Texas to recognize their marriage, only for legal protection now that they find themselves in a horrible situation, through circumstances largely beyond their control, of having to break apart their marriage.

Worse yet, the media circus claims that the two individuals are attempting to “test” the system in Texas – far from the truth – they are simply following the advisement of MA officials who told them they would have to file in their home state- or risk the loss of jobs, family, home and their entire support system for one of them to re-locate for a second time in order to gain a basic legal protection. In fact, they asked specifically that the case be sealed to protect their privacy and avoid the very public humiliation that has ensued.

Why is the same not true for any couple- for which this couple is no different – should all couples have to re-locate to the location where they were married for a year?

This is not about “gay marriage” – this about protection of assets under the due law given to all citizens – unless you just happen to be a resident of Texas where those with political aspirations want to grand stand at the expense of two individuals enduring a normal, painful process that more than 50% of couples experience each year.