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May 24, 2007
Marriages of New York Same-Sex Couples Who Were Married in Massachusetts During "The Gap" Deemed Valid
On May 10, 2007, a Suffolk County Superior Court judge in Boston ruled that "same-sex couples from New York who married in Massachusetts from May 2004 to July 2006 have a legally recognized marriage." See Manny Fernandez, Legal Status Brings Security to Some Same-Sex Marriages, NY Times, May 22, 2007. This article explains that:
The ruling affects only a limited number of New York’s same-sex couples: those who married in Massachusetts between May 17, 2004, when that state authorized same-sex marriages, and July 6, 2006, when New York’s highest court rejected an effort to allow gay marriage.
Special thanks to Prof. Joel C. Dobris of the University of California-Davis for bringing this article to my attention.
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