Same-sex couple in Mississippi goes to court to seek divorce

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JACK ELLIOTT JR

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has asked the state Supreme Court to allow a lesbian couple to seek a divorce.

Hood sided Thursday with a similar request filed by the attorney for Lauren Czekala-Chatham (chick AH' luh-CHAT' um), who argued a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 26 requires all states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other states.

That was key to Chatham's arguments as she seeks a divorce from Dana Ann Melancon (muh LAWN' sawn). They were married in California in 2008.

FULL short story at link covers a judge ruled they can't get divorced.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8b9c6136eb71470791b009c49f17c215/same-sex-couple-mississippi-goes-court-seek-divorce

[Ex Lurker]

1. Shouldn't be a surprise

people are people, regardless of orientation, and sometimes they find they can't get along.

[TlalocW]

2. Well, that's it

Marriage equality has failed.

TlalocW

[penndragon69]

3. Welcome to the REAL WORLD !

Now you get to enjoy the fun and frivolity of paying lawyers
when you can no longer stand being with your partner anymore !

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Had to happen..sooner than I expected tho.

Gonna be interesting to see how the anti-gay states react to divorce.

[awoke_in_2003]

13. They can finally be as miserable...

as the rest of us

[Snotcicles]

4. Can we safely say it was her fault? nt

[Gore1FL]

11. +1

[briv1016]

6. Now I'm confused.

If it's two women, how's the judge suppose to know who gets the house, cars and alimony payments?

[mopinko]

8. same way they do now.

if both are similarly situated, and able to make a living, there wont be any alimony, and the marital estate will be split 50/50.
that is how it works.
it just happens that many married women give up careers to raise kids. they are protected in divorce as they should be. same sex partners who do the same deserve the same.

[briv1016]

9. Sorry, forgot to add this.

[mopinko]

10. thank you.

little touchy about that, being in the middle of a big one myself.

[Inkfreak]

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[mopinko]

7. yup. a lawyer friend of mine

who is gay, doesnt do divorce work now, but is working on getting into it.
he is convinced gay divorce will be a fat practice.

[davidpdx]

15. Yeah, he might as well

It's inevitable that there will be some divorces.

[SwissTony]

16. Yep. Divorce-equality is the other side to marriage-equality n/t

[davidpdx]

14. Well they have the right to get married and the right to get divorced

Why should only straight people be miserable?

[Hepburn]

17. Wow...I already did a same sex divorce a few years ago -- couple was wed in CA

I hope they know that if they were married in CA, there are provisions to get a divorce in CA even if they are no longer CA residents. The residency provision is waived under CA law due to the fact that same sex marriages were not recognized in all states when this divorce was done.

[packman]

18. Gee, seems like only yesterday

we were dancing in the daisy fields and toasting with fine wine celebrating their right to marriage. And the world turns....