Quickie Link [1]: Lesbian Couple Can Not Divorce in Home State [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Dec 08, 2007 - 10:40 PM
EqualMarriage [3]
(USA) - A Lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts are unable to get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state's Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The three-to-two decision ruled that the state's family court does not have the ability to grant a divorce to Gay couples as the state defines marriage as between a man and a woman. "The role of the judicial branch is not to make policy, but simply to determine the legislative intent," the court said in a written judgement.

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