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Same-Sex Divorce
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court says a Tulsa judge acted properly when he set aside a same-sex divorce decree he unknowingly granted.
The case involves two women who were married in Canada in 2002. Four years later, one of the women filed for divorce in Tulsa. A judge granted the divorce after a hearing during which no one mentioned the case involved two women.
A constitutional amendment adopted by voters in 2004 bans same-sex marriages in Oklahoma. A state statute also prohibits official recognition of same-sex marriages that take place outside Oklahoma.
The Supreme Court ruled a Tulsa judge was correct in dissolving the divorce decree but erred by not giving the petitioner a right to be heard. The case was remanded to district court for a hearing.
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