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Florida judge grants a landmark same-sex divorce
Source: Reuters
Florida judge grants a landmark same-sex divorce
TAMPA, Fla. Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:00pm EST
(Reuters) - A south Florida judge on Wednesday granted what is believed to be the state's first official same-sex divorce to a woman who entered into a civil union in Vermont, her attorney said.
The divorce was approved by Circuit Court Judge Dale Cohen during a court hearing in Broward County, after he previously ruled in the case that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
The divorce was requested by Heather Brassner, who sought to end a civil union that was performed in 2002 in Vermont.
The order has not yet been signed and officially processed, said her attorney, Nancy Brodzki, who did not expect an appeal by state officials to change the outcome.
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TAMPA, Fla. Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:00pm EST
(Reuters) - A south Florida judge on Wednesday granted what is believed to be the state's first official same-sex divorce to a woman who entered into a civil union in Vermont, her attorney said.
The divorce was approved by Circuit Court Judge Dale Cohen during a court hearing in Broward County, after he previously ruled in the case that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
The divorce was requested by Heather Brassner, who sought to end a civil union that was performed in 2002 in Vermont.
The order has not yet been signed and officially processed, said her attorney, Nancy Brodzki, who did not expect an appeal by state officials to change the outcome.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/us-usa-florida-gaymarriage-idUSKBN0JV2V220141217
