Gay Divorce Case Draws Texas Attorney General’s Attention

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened in a first-of-its-kind Travis County same-sex divorce case, arguing that the women involved, who were married in another state, may not be legally granted a divorce because Texas law defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Angelique Naylor, 39, and Sabina Daly, 41, married in 2004 in Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal. They returned to their home in Austin and together adopted a son, who is now 4. They have been separated for more than a year.

Last week, at the close of a two-day hearing before state District Judge Scott Jenkins on how they should divide their property and share custody of their son, the two reached an agreement that in part called for them to divorce.

“This is the first time in over a year that our family has been at peace,” said Naylor, who still lives in Austin. Daly has moved to San Antonio with their son.

“We never asked them to grant us a same-sex marriage. We only asked them to legally recognize that we needed a divorce,” Naylor said.

[ via statesman.com ]