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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-11 01:32 PM
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Nebraska Judge Rules No Same-Sex Marriage Means No Same-Sex Divorce
2/1/2011-by Paula Brooks

... Otoe County District Judge Randall Rehmeier ruled that a lesbian couple married in Vermont eight years ago couldn’t get a divorce decree in Nebraska, because Nebraska only recognizes heterosexual marriage. The judge said Nebraska Constitution provides that “only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska,” and since the state does not recognize the marriage, he does not have jurisdiction to dissolve it ...

http://lezgetreal.com/2011/02/nebraska-judge-rules-no-same-sex-marriage-means-no-same-sex-divorce/
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kinsey Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-11 01:52 PM
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1. Gay marriage in Nebraska
I guess technically this is true. he doesnt have the authority to dissolve it. but couldnt he set a precedent by doing so? making gay marriage recognized by the state?
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