Texas Attorney General Abbott intervenes, again, in a same-sex divorce case
Last week in Austin, Texas, Judge Scott Jenkins granted a divorce for same-sex couple Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly, with instructions for them to put their agreement into writing and return to court in March for his signature. This week, Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott intervened, arguing they could not be legally granted a divorce because Texas law defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
This is not the first time that Abbott's office has sought to intervene in a Texas same-sex divorce. Read the story at www.statesman.com/news/local/gay-divorce-case-draws-attorney-general-s-attention-243038.html
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