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Times Record News (AP): “[T]he federal government doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage, nor do the vast majority of states, including Pennsylvania. Even with a valid out-of-state marriage license, gay and lesbian couples in those states face uncertainty, extra legal bills and inevitable rebuffs that straight couples avoid . . . ‘The government cannot issue a divorce for a marriage it doesn’t recognize,’ said ADF senior legal counsel [Austin Nimocks].”

CBN News: “The decision by the three-judge panel affirms that the state’s courts do not have the jurisdiction to grant same-sex divorces . . . ‘What you have here is a fraudulent attempt to try to undermine the marriage amendment of Oklahoma that was passed by 76 percent of the voters,’ [Tim Tracey] explained. ‘So you have here a same-sex couple that alleged that they were married in Canada, but yet they could never even produce a marriage certificate.’”

Mike’s Blog: “Hurrah for the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals for disallowing a lesbian divorce case in the state of Oklahoma. How can you issue a divorce for what was never a legitimate marriage? Legal Counsel Tim Tracey of the Alliance Defense Fund rightly asserted that this was a back door attempt to undermine the marriage amendment of Oklahoma that was passed by 76 percent of the voters.”

Bio: Timothy J. Tracey

Leonard Link: “A three-judge panel of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled on March 11 that a same-sex couple who claimed to have married in Canada could not obtain a divorce from an Oklahoma District Court . . . The Alliance Defense Fund had intervened in the case on behalf of some Oklahoma officials who are opposed to same-sex marriage . . . ‘By this decision, we do not imply that an Oklahoma court would have jurisdiction where a valid foreign same-sex marriage is established. That issue is not presented here and we therefore do not reach it.’”

OneNewsNow: “The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has said “no” to a lesbian divorce. Legal Counsel Tim Tracey of Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) explains that what was at stake in the case was the validity of Oklahoma’s marriage law . . . ‘What you have here is a fraudulent attempt to try to undermine the marriage amendment of Oklahoma that was passed by 76 percent of the voters. So you have here a same-sex couple that alleged that they were married in Canada, but yet they could never even produce a marriage certificate.’”

LifeSiteNews: “The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought a ‘divorce’ between two women who claimed to have obtained a marriage license in Canada . . . ‘The government cannot issue a divorce for a “marriage” it doesn’t recognize,’ said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. ‘The people of Oklahoma have made it clear that marriage in their state is only between one man and one woman. The court’s decision was not only the right decision, but it was truly the only decision the court could legitimately make under the circumstances.’”

The Church Report: “The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought a ‘divorce’ between two women who claimed to have obtained a marriage license in Canada . . . ‘The government cannot issue a divorce for a “marriage” it doesn’t recognize,’ said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. ‘The people of Oklahoma have made it clear that marriage in their state is only between one man and one woman. The court’s decision was not only the right decision, but it was truly the only decision the court could legitimately make under the circumstances.’”

The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought a “divorce” between two women who claimed to have obtained a marriage license in Canada