News
2006-06-27
Spain sees first
same-sex divorce
Less than a year
after Spain became one of only four nations to legalize
same-sex marriage, the country is seeing its first same-sex
divor
Less than a year
after Spain became one of only four nations to legalize
same-sex marriage, the country is seeing its first same-sex
divorce, reports the Spanish newspaper ElMundo. The high-profile split comes complete
with a custody fight over the couple's dogs.
Public officials
said the divorce proceedings were private and would
confirm only that the unnamed men were married in a Madrid
suburb last October. The claimant said in a petition
that he had dedicated his life to the relationship,
giving up a modeling career and abandoning his dog
hairdressing business to follow his partner, who had found
work in France.
Some 1,300 gay
and and lesbian couples have wedded in Spain since
same-sex marriage was legalized last summer. The
marriage legislation gives same-sex unions the same
status as heterosexual ones, including inheritance
rights and adoption. (The Advocate)
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