Because Pennsylvania does not recognize same-sex marriages, a Berks County judge has ruled he cannot issue a divorce order for two women who married in Massachusetts in 2009.
In the ruling, which appears to be one of first impression, Berks County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott E. Lash stayed close to Pennsylvania’s pronouncements on the issue of marriage and opted not to stray from what has already been said on the subject.
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