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- September
2013
Actress Jane Lynch divorcing from wife, domestic partner
Same-sex couples, just like opposite sex couples, may reach a point where they decide they no longer work together and it would be best to separate. In states that recognize gay marriage, or allow couples to file for domestic partnership, there are legal channels for couples divorce or dissolve their partnership, which gives same-sex couples the same legal rights as opposite sex couples upon a split.
After three years of marriage, actress Jane Lynch is reportedly splitting from her psychologist wife. According to reports, she filed divorce papers in Los Angeles County. The pair were married in Massachusetts, but lived together in a legal domestic partnership in California. The former couple is reportedly trying to keep things amicable, but have not yet reached a settlement in their divorce. It remains unknown to the public why the couple decided to call it quits.
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Court rules dependents of state employees must receive benefits
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- May
2013
There are several states in the country that allow same-sex couples to be married legally, while many others are in the process of enacting laws that define how marriage and divorce should be interpreted under the law. One of the main concerns in California for these people who have been in a domestic partnership with someone of the same sex is the benefits they feel they should be given from the partner’s employer, and this concern is particularly important when the partner is employed by the state government.
In neighboring state Arizona, courts lifted an injunction they felt was discriminatory against same-sex couples. The state hopes to win an appeal that would allow them to terminate the benefits that are being offered to same-sex couples as a result of the court’s order.
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