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Simply Sarah5/22/2012 9:43:16 am PDT

re: #373 Buck

Try and follow this. They got married in Canada, BUT NEVER LIVED IN CANADA. Their marriage is recognized IN CANADA, but not in FLORIDA. What law should Harper pass to make the marriage recognized in FLORIDA?

That is incorrect. From the linked article:

Harper’s comments came in response to a Globe and Mail report, which cited a Department of Justice document filed in a Toronto test case that stated a lesbian couple, who wed in Toronto in 2005, cannot file for divorce as they were never legally married. The document reportedly cited a Department of Justice lawyer who said the couple’s marriage is not considered legal in Canada because they would not have been lawfully wed in Florida or England, their respective homes.