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Marriages, Civil Unions Collide In Court
Hartford Courant – January 15th 2008

It will soon be decided by the Connecticut Supreme Court whether the state will indeed recognize same-sex marriages from Massachusetts. The laws regarding same-sex marriages vary between different states. Some states have created laws for civil unions while others allow only a small portion of the rights that couples in Massachusetts would hold.

What's at issue is what can happen when a couple moves from Massachusetts to Rhode Island, or from Massachusetts to Connecticut and the laws that govern same-sex marriage. For example what happens when the couple crosses the border from Massachusetts to Rhode Island and decides to get a divorce in Rhode Island. These discrepancies in the law can also have an impact on custody and inheritance issues. These issues regarding laws in one state vs. another are called conflicts of law.

The Connecticut court will decide if civil unions in Connecticut will be afforded the same protections as marriage therefore creating the precedent that same-sex marriages and civil unions are essentially the same. This may lead to a decision by the court to legalize same-sex marriage.

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-levin0115.artjan15,0,1182193.story

Keywords: Same-Sex Marriage Law, Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage Law, Massachusetts and Connecticut Divorce Law, Same-sex Marriage in Connecticut, Same-Sex Divorce


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