Every Branch of Government Takes an Interest in Your Divorce

Associate Regional Editor Sherri Lonon recently wrote an article that was probably published in your city titled “Obama Endorses Gay Marriage, Do You?”

This is obviously a hot topic and the number of comments justify this conclusion. In August 2011, I wrote an article titled “Same-Sex Marriage: Where Florida Law Stands” for Patch.com. This election may render my analysis outdated depending on who wins the next election. Obama’s position became clear recently. What was his position when he was running for the Illinois Senate seat?

As I was reading through comments to Sherri Lonon’s article, one stuck out. A New Port Richey commenter stated, “Like MAAAANY areas, how about we get the Govt out of the marriage business??”

I started to think about this question from the perspective of when a marriage is ending. It struck me that the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government are intimately involved in a divorce more than I had previously reflected on.

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