Quote:Divorce lawyers must be pleased with this ruling, they just had their client base increased.

Same sex marriage equals same sex divorce.

That'll be an interesting dynamic to watch. I suspect that early on, divorce rates will be lower as compared to the norm, as many of the couples being married (or most?) have been together for years and years already, living as a married couple but without state recognition. For them, this will be merely a formality before they go back to living their everyday lives.

 

As time goes by, I'd be surprised if the divorce rate among same-sex couples didn't creep up towards the 40-50% mark of heterosexual couples (per the American Psychological Association) that end their marriages in divorce.

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