In a reversal of the trend occurring over the last 18 months with numerous Federal courts, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld "traditional" marriage laws in those states.
Monday, the United State Supreme Court refused to hear appeals on lower-court judicial rulings that affect same-sex marriage. Lower-Court judges, in five separate cases in Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Indiana, said state Constitutional Amendments defining marriage as being between a woman and a man were unconstitutional. The Supreme Court refused to hear challenges that support thes
Currently, married couples wishing to divorce in Washington must sit out a three-month waiting period. A new bill in Olympia would extend that to one year.