{"id":702,"date":"2015-06-30T20:24:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T01:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplydivorce.me\/?p=702"},"modified":"2015-06-30T20:29:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T01:29:10","slug":"first-same-sex-divorce-granted-in-new-orleans-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplydivorce.me\/first-same-sex-divorce-granted-in-new-orleans-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"First same-sex divorce granted in New Orleans, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why is this a big deal? \u00a0Well, the right to marry also gives couples the right to divorce. Before this ruling, same-sex couples who were legally married in another state could not divorce in a state not recognizing same-sex marriages. This created somewhat of a legal quagmire for these couples. Residency requirements often prevented couples from returning to the state of marriage to get a legal divorce, leaving many couples wising to divorce in legal limbo. Now, same sex couples have the same right to divorce in Louisiana as traditionally married couples. \u00a0Check out the NOLA.com article for the full story:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2015\/06\/orleans_parish_granted_states.html#incart_sms_app\" target=\"_blank\">Read the story here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is this a big deal? \u00a0Well, the right to marry also gives couples the right to divorce. Before this ruling, same-sex couples who were legally married in another state could not divorce in a state not recognizing same-sex marriages. This created somewhat of a legal quagmire for these couples. 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