Rhode Island’s state Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether a gay couple who wed in Massachusetts can get divorced in Rhode Island, where the law is silent on the legality of same-sex marriages.The justices said they would decide only whether a lower court can recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state for the purpose of handling a divorce petition.
Lawyers for both sides say the divorce case won’t decide whether same-sex couples can get married in Rhode Island.
Cassandra Ormiston and Margaret Chambers were married in 2004 after same-sex marriage became legal in that Massachusetts. Last year, the couple filed for divorce in Rhode Island, where they live, citing irreconcilable differences.
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