Court says New York has power to annul Vermont civil union
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gays and lesbians cannot get married in New York, but they can get an annulment.
A midlevel state appeals court has ruled that even though New York doesn't have a civil union law, its courts do have the power to annul a same-sex union made in another state. The case involved two Schenectady County women who entered into a civil union in Vermont in 2003, but separated three years later. One went to Vermont to get the union annulled, but was told she needed to live there a year before she could apply. The woman then asked a Schenectady court for an annulment, but the judge denied it. The civil rights group Lambda Legal said the Appellate Division's decision Thursday to overturn that ruling will allow broken-up couples to move on with their lives. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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