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Nebraska Supreme Court dismisses same-sex divorce appeal
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Friday by woman legally wed to another woman in Iowa who is now seeking a divorce in the state where they live, saying it didn’t have jurisdiction and therefore could not address the constitutional arguments raised about same-sex marriage and divorce in Nebraska.
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Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex divorce case
LINCOLN, Neb. — The case of a woman who wants to divorce her same-sex partner after legally marrying in Iowa is now in the hands of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
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Texas judge blocks state from intervening in gay couple’s divorce case
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas judge has rejected a push by state officials to block a same-sex couple’s divorce and child-custody case from proceeding.
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Mo. judge grants state’s first divorce between a same-sex couple
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Boone County, Mo., judge has granted what is believed to be the first same-sex divorce in Missouri, which has a constitutional amendment against recognizing same-sex marriages.
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First openly gay Episcopal bishop to divorce husband
NEW YORK — The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, who became a symbol for gay rights far beyond the church while deeply dividing the world’s Anglicans, plans to divorce his husband.
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Texas appeals court blocks ruling in same-sex couple’s divorce case
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas state appeals court has halted divorce and child custody proceedings for two San Antonio women who were legally married out of state.
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Judge in same-sex divorce case rules Texas gay marriage ban unconstitutional
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A state district judge in Texas has ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, “paving the way for a San Antonio couple’s divorce proceedings and subsequent child custody battle to continue.”
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Pennsylvania lawmaker to introduce same-sex ‘divorce equality’ bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. — While lawsuits challenging Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage make their way through state and federal courts, a state lawmaker says he plans legislation to grant same-sex couples the right to divorce.
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Same-sex couple’s divorce case could test Nebraska’s gay marriage ban
LINCOLN, Neb. — A lesbian couple who married in Iowa in 2009 is now petitioning the Nebraska Supreme Court to be allowed to divorce in a case that could test the constitutionality of Nebraska’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Woman challenges S.C. gay marriage ban in seeking divorce from spouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina woman is challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage by seeking recognition both of her union and separation.