Gay Rhode Island
couple files for divorce
By AP from WEAR ABC3
from the Web, November 23, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Nov.22 --
Rhode Island law has remained silent on gay marriage -- which makes it hard for
a judge to decide how to handle a gay divorce.
A lesbian couple has filed for divorce in Providence, citing irreconcilable
differences.
They were married in Massachusetts, the only state to allow same-sex unions.
The judge has yet to decide if his court has jurisdiction to rule on the
divorce. Rhode Island hasn't made any decisions on whether to recognize
gay marriages performed in Massachusetts. And the state attorney general
says that decision is up to the courts and legislature.
The judge says he thinks this is the first time a gay couple has filed for
divorce in Rhode Island.
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