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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."