{"id":125,"date":"2015-02-23T13:07:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T19:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2015-02-23T13:07:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T19:07:59","slug":"first-sex-marriage-license-texas-leaves-questions-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/first-sex-marriage-license-texas-leaves-questions-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"First Same-Sex Marriage License in Texas Leaves More Questions than Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A federal district judge in Texas rules that Texas\u2019s Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.\u00a0 That ruling was stayed pending appeal\u2014a common procedure in this type of case (when a law has been ruled unconstitutional, it is common to keep the law in place until the appeals process is exhausted).\u00a0 This is an important note as the United States Supreme Court rejected a Petition from the state of Alabama<\/a> to stay same-sex marriage until the issue is resolved by the Supreme Court of the United States.\u00a0 Many believe this move by the majority of the United States Supreme Court Justices is an indication of how they might ultimately rule on whether individual states can decide whether or not same-sex couples can get married within their state.<\/p>\n

The state of Texas still has a Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage; however, in light of the Federal District Court Judge\u2019s ruling that Texas\u2019s Constitutional ban violated the United States Constitution, a Travis County judge ordered the Clerk of Travis County to issue a marriage license to Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant.\u00a0 The Judge issues a \u201cone-time\u201d exception because Ms. Goodfriend has deteriorating health with ovarian cancer.\u00a0 On Friday, Texas\u2019s Attorney General, Ken Paxton filed a petition<\/a> with the Texas Supreme Court in order to declare the marriage license issued by the Travis County Clerk to Ms. Goodfriend and Ms. Bryant to be declared void. Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A federal district judge in Texas rules that Texas\u2019s Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.\u00a0 That ruling was stayed pending appeal\u2014a common procedure in this type of case (when a law has been ruled unconstitutional, it is common to keep the law in place until the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,38],"tags":[5,6],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorce","category-same-sex-marriage-2","tag-divorce-2","tag-same-sex-marriage"],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Same-Sex Marriage License in Texas Leaves More Questions than Answers — Texas Divorce Attorney Blog — February 23, 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A federal district judge in Texas rules that Texas\u2019s 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