A lawyer for a Dallas man trying to divorce the man he married in Massachusetts told a Texas appeals court his client is entitled to a divorce because he had a valid marriage. But the Texas attorney general's office argued before the panel that the marriage isn't recognized by Texas, so they cannot get a divorce. An assistant Texas solicitor general said the union can only be voided. The men wed in 2006 in Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal, separating two years later.
April 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A lawyer for a Dallas man trying to divorce the man he married in Massachusetts told a Texas appeals court Wednesday that his client is entitled to a divorce because he had a valid marriage.
But the Texas attorney general’s office argued before the three-judge 5th Texas Court of Appeals panel that the marriage isn’t recognized by Texas, so they cannot get a divorce. Jimmy Blacklock, an assistant Texas solicitor general, said the men’s union can only be voided.
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