This blog post is from Connie Moore, a collaboratively-trained family law attorney and a founding partner in the law firm of Moore & Hunt in Houston, Texas. Moore & Hunt is the first women-owned boutique law firm in Houston to openly focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Connie is a member of the National Family Law Advisory Council of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and is a member of the Legal Advisory Council of the American Fertility Association. Lesbian, gay, … [Read more...]
On Gay Marriage and Divorce in Texas
In the past week, Texas has unexpectedly become the epicenter for an interesting debate regarding gay marriage -- specifically, what happens when married same-sex couples want to divorce. In Judge Tena Callahan's view, a gay couple who was married in another state and now lives in Dallas has the right to get divorced. While the case brings up interesting issues around the Constitutionality of marriage bans and the growing number of states allowing for same-sex marriage, it also brings up a … [Read more...]
