If gay or lesbian legally married or validly entered into a same sex civil union or domestic partnership in another state and other partner currently reside in New York State, then the New York Courts are now open to deal with dissolution of same sex relationship. With all the consideration and observation being accorded on the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State, there is another line being formed there as well, the line of those couples which are in need to get divorced. It’s not reasonably as romantic, but from legal and economic aspects the approach to a divorce court is possibly even more worthwhile for the conflict in couples, but to the larger number of gay and lesbian community as well. Access to impartial and balenced divorce proceedings are important, but being set free of marital limitation when the relationship is over is significant.

The breaking good news, in a very impressive manner lowering any doubts or improbability on the issue, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has issued a new ruling in the long drawn out divorce of Dickerson v. Thompson (case number 511849). The same appellate division had earlier transposed a trial court’s denial to hear Dickerson’s request for dissolution of the couple’s Vermont Civil Union. Nevertheless, in a move that only bestow to some of the pessimistic effect  many common people have of the New York Courts, the trial court hearing the case on remand simply said that the rights and duties of the civil union registration were no longer in effect but rejected to officially dissolve the civil union.

New York Courts now closed for the civil union divorce

Report by Vibhanshu Vaibhav