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Title: Validity of transgender marriage will not be determined in Dallas case
Post by: SandraJane on September 02, 2012, 06:37:46 AM
Post by: SandraJane on September 02, 2012, 06:37:46 AM
dallasnews.com The Dallas Morning News
Validity of transgender marriage will not be determined in Dallas case
By DIANE JENNINGS, Staff Writer, djennings@dallasnews.com | Published: 31 August 2012 10:21 PM
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The validity of transgender marriage will not be tested in court by a dissolving Dallas union since the two parties have agreed to a divorce.
Rebecca Robertson wanted her marriage to James Scott invalidated after 13 years because Scott was born female and same-sex marriages are illegal in Texas.
After a judge declined to issue a summary judgment declaring the marriage void, Robertson planned to pursue the issue before a jury — until she looked at the cost, said her attorney, Tom Nicol.
When Robertson realized that taking the case to court, including a possible appeal, would cost at least $50,000, she offered to settle the case as a divorce.
"Gender was never an issue for my client," Nicol said. "It was the continued financial support demanded by Scott that she did not believe was fair."
Validity of transgender marriage will not be determined in Dallas case
By DIANE JENNINGS, Staff Writer, djennings@dallasnews.com | Published: 31 August 2012 10:21 PM
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20120831-validity-of-transgender-marriage-will-not-be-determined-in-dallas-case.ece (http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20120831-validity-of-transgender-marriage-will-not-be-determined-in-dallas-case.ece)
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,111503.msg845243.html#msg845243 (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,111503.msg845243.html#msg845243) Related article
The validity of transgender marriage will not be tested in court by a dissolving Dallas union since the two parties have agreed to a divorce.
Rebecca Robertson wanted her marriage to James Scott invalidated after 13 years because Scott was born female and same-sex marriages are illegal in Texas.
After a judge declined to issue a summary judgment declaring the marriage void, Robertson planned to pursue the issue before a jury — until she looked at the cost, said her attorney, Tom Nicol.
When Robertson realized that taking the case to court, including a possible appeal, would cost at least $50,000, she offered to settle the case as a divorce.
"Gender was never an issue for my client," Nicol said. "It was the continued financial support demanded by Scott that she did not believe was fair."