UDPATE: Indiana and Wisconsin reacted very quickly, filing their petitions in the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday, only five days after the Court of Appeals’ opinion was issued. With these two new cases, there are seven cases pending in the U.S. Supreme Court on this topic.
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What will the Texas Supreme Court do about gay divorce?
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The Texas Supreme Court granted petition for review in two Texas gay divorce cases, In re J.B. and State v. Naylor.
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Dallas Same Sex Custody Dispute: Battle For Recognition of Parental Rights by LGBT Parents
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Child custody battles are always difficult, and can be ugly. But a recent Dallas child custody dispute shows the lengths that gay parents must go to fight for the right to parent their non-biological children if they split up from the child’s biological parent. In the case fought out in Dallas family law courtrooms, a Texas mother petitioned for custody of a child she had raised since birth with her lesbian partner (the child’s biological mother).
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How Does a Gay Break Up Differ From A Straight Divorce
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Frederick Hertz asks in the Huffington Post Blog Is Gay Divorce Any Different Than Straight Divorce? He points to three areas where gay breakups are different: historical legacy, legal complexities, and cultural dimensions.
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Dallas Judge Tena Callahan Speaks Publicly For The First Time Since Her Controversial Ruling
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Judge Tena Callahan made national headlines this month when she ruled that a Dallas gay couple could seek a divorce in Texas to terminate the marriage granted by the State of Massachusets.
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Dallas Judge: Ban on Gay Marriage and Divorce Unconstitutional: UPDATE
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Dallas 302nd state District Judge Tena Callahan ruled Thursday that the state’s bans on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law. She said her court “has jurisdiction to hear a suit for divorce filed by persons legally married in another jurisdiction.” Her ruling clears the way for two gay men to legally divorce in Texas.
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