Massachusetts won't marry out-of-state queers
The shores of Cape Cod and vistas of the Berkshires have long been the backdrop for out-of-state couples exchanging "I do's." But same-sex partners who aren't from Massachusetts will not be permitted to marry there, it turns out.
Massachusetts law does not allow nonresidents to get married if the union would not be legally recognized in the state where they live. Although straight people do it every day, "Certainly, you couldn't just come to Massachusetts and say, 'Hey, I want to get married,"' says Paul Martinek, editor of Lawyers Weekly USA. But he says,"My reading is that it's not going to be easy [for out-of-state queers to marry] unless the clerks aren't diligent and don't check to see where people are residing." CNN
And since you have to live there to take advantage, maybe Boston Herald opinion writer David Luberoff is right when he says the marriage ruling will bring new residents to Massachusetts. Economic vitality depends on creativity and innovation, he says. And the creative people are particularly drawn to regions where diversity is embraced. Kind of. Boston Herald
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