Ottawa to explore same-sex divorce options

CTVNews.Ca ^ | 2012/01/12 | Sonja Puzic

[RansomOttawa]

The federal government is considering changes to the law that will make it easier for foreign same-sex couples who married in Canada to obtain divorces, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday. . . .

Ottawa was pressed to clarify its position on gay marriage after an apparent about-face on the issue surfaced in a Toronto divorce case.

A lesbian couple who married in Canada seven years ago and recently filed for divorce was told by a Department of Justice lawyer that their marriage was not legal.

The stated reason was that because the partners live in Florida and England, where same-sex marriage remains illegal, their Canadian union was invalid too.

[RansomOttawa]

Whoops! Little legal loophole left behind by the Liberal government when same-sex "marriage" became legal back in 2004. The issue is basically residency: these "marriages" are legal and valid in Canada, but this couple can't obtain a divorce in their home jurisdiction because the marriage isn't recognized in the first place, and they can't obtain one in Canada because they haven't lived in Canada long enough.

If I ran things, I'd be tempted to leave this one alone rather than waste money trying to "correct" it. That's what you get for failing to do your due diligence. You make your bed, you lie in it...

[43north]

But wait!

I thought same sex “marriage” was supposed to create saintly queer marriages, rainbows, and skittle-pooping unicorns.

What happened?

[abigailsmybaby]

Green alligators and long neck geese,
Humptiback camels and some chimpanzees,
Cats and rats and elephants
but sure as your born, you’re never gonna see no unicorn.

[PGR88]

I am very interested to see the statistics on gay marriages, gay divorces, domestic violence, etc.. when they are available.