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Canadian couple seeks same-sex divorce
A Canadian couple is seeking the country's first same-sex divorce. The two women, who married after the law changed last year, are now seeking to sever their union. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Ontario since June of last year when a court threw out the province's marriage law as unconstitutional. Just one week later two women, known only as JH and MM were married. But it did not last long and they split up just five days later. Now they want to make the split permanent, but Canada's divorce laws do not yet recognise same-sex unions. The Federal Government here has pledged to fully legalise same-sex marriage, but is waiting for an opinion requested from Canada's Supreme Court.Posted by: tipper 2004-07-22 |
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