Dallas Court Tosses Same Sex Divorce Ruling

by Morgan Smith
August 31, 2010
11 Comments

Two men won't be able to turn their Massachusetts marriage into a Texas divorce, the Dallas Court of Appeals ruled today. At Attorney General Greg Abbott's request, the court overruled a lower court's order that granted them a divorce.

When a Dallas family court moved forward with the case last October, Abbott appealed, saying that "the laws and constitution of the State of Texas define marriage as an institution involving one man and one woman" and that the court's decision "purports to strike down that constitutional definition." The appeals court agreed with Abbott's argument — essentially ...

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Comments (11)

August 31, 2010 @ 4:17 p.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Probably better they try to work out their indifferences ! Marriage is supposed to be till death do you part anyway....
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August 31, 2010 @ 4:41 p.m.

Ed Rankin via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Gay marriage---The perfect way to stamp out gay sex!
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August 31, 2010 @ 4:50 p.m.

Nacho Williams via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Hahahaha
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August 31, 2010 @ 4:52 p.m.

Ron Chapman via Texas Tribune on Facebook

But they'd proably be O K with recognizing an out-of-state handgun license...
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August 31, 2010 @ 5:07 p.m.

Erika Holzinger via Texas Tribune on Facebook

haha..texan gays should come to san fransico haha
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August 31, 2010 @ 5:55 p.m.

Dusteen J. Barber via Texas Tribune on Facebook

It's because as far as Texas law is concerned, there is no marriage in existence between them to annul.
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August 31, 2010 @ 9:04 p.m.

Nanci Wilson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

I thought a good headline would be "Conservative Court Forces Gay Couple to Stay Married."
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August 31, 2010 @ 11:13 p.m.

raughammer

Texas has spoken, the PEOPLE do not want this affront to families here in our state by a three to one majority. The laws, the courts and the people have spoken.

Why can these liberal activist judges who rule against the people, understand this?
September 1, 2010 @ 7:01 a.m.

Gary Lees via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Since the conservatives believe in the "sanctity of marriage", maybe they should start refusing all divorces. : )
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September 1, 2010 @ 3:11 p.m.

goodstuff

It is obvious liberal cultural elite social science research is inadequate to prove or disprove what effect same sex marriage has on society. Judicial activism, at the state level, void of judicial restraint, is an area of the homosexual agenda that needs to be recognized for the disturbing reality it represents as it matures. So I say GOOD FOR YOU TEXAS! for not supporting the gay agenda to redefine our country's moral foundation!!!

http://fedupjeff-protectmorality.blogspot.com/
September 2, 2010 @ 12:29 a.m.

Peter Wrench via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Since the liberals believe in "marriage equality," maybe they should start allowing more than two persons to get married to one another.
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