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Divorce double take. (Court).


Even if all your exes are in Texas, don't count on being able to get a divorce there. State district judge Tom Mulvaney changed his mind about a March 3 ruling dissolving the Vermont civil union between John Anthony John "Jack" Anthony (born January 19, 1988) is a Collingwood Magpies footballer in the Australian Football League.

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, 26. The change of heart came just days after state attorney general Greg Abbott
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 said the divorce was illegal. "As a matter of law, a court cannot grant a divorce where no marriage existed," Abbott said. Mulvaney has ordered a new trial in the matter.

Anthony and Smith, who live in Texas, got their civil union license in Vermont in February 2002. Smith, who petitioned for the divorce, said getting the divorce in Texas was expensive and strenuous stren·u·ous  
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 hearing.

Angela Hale, a spokeswoman in Abbott's office, said part of the reason for the attorney general's involvement is that "we don't want to see a precedent set."
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Title Annotation:legal implications for gay couple married in Vermont and seeking divorce in Texas
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U7TX
Date:Apr 29, 2003
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