From ‘‘I Do’’ to ‘‘I’m Done’’: With newfound rights, newfound fears. The peculia

[DriftingCrow]

http://nymag.com/news/features/gay-divorce-2013-3/
Author: Jesse Green Source: New York Magazine

"From "I do" to "I'm done" is a well-­traveled road—for straight couples. When their legal marriages are over, they pretty much know they will need a legal divorce. But for gay couples, the promise of marriage is still so new and incomplete that the idea of matrimonial courts, equitable settlements, and all the rest barely registers. How do you process the undoing of a bond that until a moment ago in history you were not allowed to form?"

This lengthy article discusses the challenges of gay divorces, and why there's soon to be a large same-sex divorce boom. "The problems arise from two main sources: differences among the states in their laws concerning gay relationships, and differences between the states and the federal government, thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act, in their treatment of taxes, pensions, inheritance, and other transfers that may figure in settlements. "

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If you don't have the time to read the article above (though it's a very good article) I found the link through AboveTheLaw which provides a much shorter article that discusses the legal complexities to same-sex divorces through the humorous lens of divorce lawyers:
The Gay Divorcees: From Marriage Equality to Divorce Equality
http://abovethelaw.com/2013/02/the-gay-divorcees-from-marriage-equality-to-divorce-equality/ 
Author: David Lat Source: AboveTheLaw

[Amy The Bookworm]

I've been reading this, and other stories today in the news, and susspect I'll be reading a whole lot more over the next few weeks. Something that comes to mind is a quote from Star Trek 6.

"If there is to be a brave new world, our generation is going to have the hardest time living in it."

Depending on upcoming ruleings, a lot could change, and change quickly, opening the door for even more changes, possibly quicker than I'm thinking.

The optimist in me is hopeing that what's going on continues to snow ball, and that our legal rights change sooner rather than later, opening the door for a far more accepting and open society and a much brighter future. The pesemist in the darker places of my brain is equaly afrade that that won't happen, or that if it does, the world simply isn't ready for it.

I suppose time will tell.