Comments on: Massachusetts Gay Marriage Causes Problems for other States

By: kerwin_brown

kerwin_brown — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:51:40 +0000

The judge is having a dilemma where no such dilemma exist since the marriage law of Rhode Island only recognizes marriage between a man and a women. The only place this “married” couple can get “divorced” is the only place that recognizes their “marriage” in the first place. This sounds like another activist judge but he may just be being careful because he knows how political this case is.

By: davef

davef — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:09:35 +0000

I understand that it’s either Rhode Island or federal law that you must get a divorce in the state in which you reside.

Actually, I did check that out before I posted. The RI statute around residence requirements state that the couple must have been a resident for at least one year. You can find it here. There is some text in 15.5.3 of the statue which specifies which RI county, but I can find no requirement by state.

I will admit I did not check Federal Law – being a Federal Powers minimalist I didn’t think the Federal Government should take a stand. I did a quick search, but didn’t turn up anything – I will look a bit later today.

By: ATNorth

ATNorth — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:41:52 +0000

I understand that it’s either Rhode Island or federal law that you must get a divorce in the state in which you reside. I’m kind of partial to your theory, though.

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