Cases & Advocacy
by Dan Mahoney | May 18, 2012 | gay marriage, divorce, Same-sex marriage, lesbian couple, lesbian divorce, out-of-state marriage, LGBT Maryland, lesbian
Jessica Port and Virginia Anne Cowan married in California in 2008. Unfortunately, their relationship broke down and they made the difficult decision to end their marriage. They were residents of Maryland at that time, and sought a divorce in a Maryland court in 2010. Longstanding Maryland law provides that couples who validly married in another state are recognized as married in Maryland, even if the couple would not have been able to marry in Maryland. However, the trial court found that...
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