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Is Wedding Guru David Tutera a Sex Addict?

By Jason St. Amand | Friday May 3, 2013
Celebrity wedding planner David Tutera has come under fire this week after his soon-to-be ex-husband alleged Tutera is a sex addict and uses prostitutes.

Israeli Court OKs Gay Divorce

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Dec 6, 2012
A court in Israel made a historic move this week by granting a divorce to a gay couple. Currently, the country has yet to legalize gay marriage but does recognize same-sex marriages performed overseas.

Lesbian Couple Who Married in N.Y. Become First to Divorce in State

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jun 29, 2012
A lesbian couple that tied the knot shortly after New York recognized marriage equality last summer is the first same-sex couple to file for divorce in the state.

Ohio Judge Grants Gay Couple Divorce

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Mar 27, 2012
After marrying last September in New York, a few months after the state ceremoniously legalized same-sex marriage, a couple living in Ohio asked a judge to grant them a divorce.

In Texas, A Tussle Over Gay Divorce

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Dec 23, 2010
At least one official in the Lone Star State is so dead-set against same-sex families being allowed to marry that he’s even unwilling to see one lesbian couple granted a divorce, lest that be taken as a validation of a marriage by declaring it legally ended.

Court says gay couples can’t divorce in Texas

By Jamie Stengle | Wednesday Sep 1, 2010
Gay couples legally married in other states cannot get a divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriage is banned, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Texas court hears state’s appeal in gay divorce

By Jamie Stengle | Thursday Apr 22, 2010
A lawyer for a Dallas man trying to divorce the man he married in Massachusetts told a Texas appeals court Wednesday that his client is entitled to a divorce because he had a valid marriage.

Divorce dilemma: Texas says gays can’t get divorce

By Jamie Stengle | Tuesday Apr 20, 2010
When Angelique Naylor filed for divorce, she was left fighting both the woman she married in Massachusetts and the state of Texas.

New York Courts Can Annul Civil Unions from Other States

By Kilian Melloy | Monday Mar 22, 2010
Although marriage equality was recently quashed by the New York state senate, the state’s courts may dissolve civil unions granted in other jurisdictions, an Appellate Court has ruled.

Texas Attorney General Intervenes in Gay Divorce Case

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Feb 16, 2010
The case of a married couple who relocated to Texas and then split up has led to intervention by the Lone Star State’s attorney general, who says that the women cannot seek a divorce in his state, where the law puts marriage out of reach of gay and lesbian families.