You’d think those a-holes would be all up for dissolving a marriage!
According to the 5th Texas Court of Appeals, same-sex couples legally married in other states cannot get divorced in the Lone Star State.
The court ruled that a Dallas district court judge did not have the authority to hear a divorce case between two men who were married in Massachuetts, since gay marriage is banned Texas.
Spokesman for Republican state Attorney General Greg Abbott said:
“Today’s court of appeals decision overruled the district court’s improper ruling, confirmed the constitutionality of Texas’ traditional definition of marriage and correctly found that Texas courts lack the legal authority to grant divorces to same-sex couples.”
Abbott appealed after Democratic Judge Tena Callahan did claim to have jurisdiction and dismissed the state’s attempt to intervene. She also ruled that the state could not limit marriage to a man and a woman, but the appeals court ruled that a gay marriage ban was constitutional.
Justice Kerry P. Fitzgerald said:
“A person does not and cannot seek a divorce without simultaneously asserting the existence and validity of a lawful marriage. Texas law, as embodied in our constitution and statutes, requires that a valid marriage must be a union of one man and one woman, and only when a union comprises one man and one woman can there be a divorce under Texas law.”
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
The men who are seeking a divorce, only known as J.B. and H.B, separated after being married for two years. The two had no children and the split was amicable.
And the reason that the two were seeking a divorce as opposed to voiding their marriage was because spousal support and community property laws only apply in divorce cases.
“It’s deeply disappointing to see courts deny same-sex couples equal treatment under the law,” said Jennifer Pizer, a lawyer for Lambda Legal, which promotes equal rights for GLBT people.
So sad. EQUALITY FOR ALL!!!!!