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Article: Court rules lesbian couple married in Massachusetts cannot divorce in Rhode Island
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- December 7, 2007
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A lesbian couple that married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
The court, in a 3-2 decision, said the state's family court lacks the authority to grant the divorce of a same-sex couple because Rhode Island lawmakers have not defined marriage as anything other than a union between a man and a woman.
On Friday, an attorney for one of the women involved complained they have been left in a "legal limbo," but opponents of same-sex marriage said the court correctly avoided taking a step toward recognizing such unions.
Cassandra Ormiston and Margaret Chambers wed in Massachusetts, the ...