State court lawsuits seeking recognition of specific marriages Same-sex marriage in Florida

1 state court lawsuits seeking recognition of specific marriages

1.1 estate of bangor
1.2 shaw v. shaw
1.3 brassner v. lade

state court lawsuits seeking recognition of specific marriages
estate of bangor

francis c. bangor pennsylvania resident owned winter home in boynton beach, florida. bangor , spouse, william simpson, entered civil union in vermont in 2001 , married in delaware in october 2013. bangor died on march 15, 2014. left named simpson executor, florida calls personal representative. florida law requires non-resident personal representative relative of decedent. circuit judge diana lewis held hearing @ simpson testified 37-year relationship bangor. state attorney general not represented. on august 5, ruled simpson entitled recognized bangor s surviving spouse, , florida s constitutional , statutory provisions prohibiting recognition unconstitutional applied case. lewis did not stay order 3 other circuit courts had in same-sex marriage cases. issued letters of administration simpson, making simpson , bangor s marriage first same-sex marriage recognized in florida.

shaw v. shaw

on january 15, 2014, mariama shaw, tampa woman had married wife in massachusetts, filed petition dissolution of marriage in thirteenth judicial circuit in , hillsborough county, florida. shaw seeking have state recognize same-sex marriage purpose of granting divorce. spouses entered collaborative divorce process, came full settlement agreement, , presented agreement judge ratify part of final judgment of divorce. after hearing arguments, trial judge dismissed petition of dissolution of marriage, , parties appealed. on august 27, on 10 3 vote, judges of second district court of appeal asked florida supreme court settle case, shaw v. shaw. supreme court rejected request on september 5.

brassner v. lade

heather brassner asked state court dissolve civil union entered megan lade in vermont in 2002. on august 4, 2014, broward county circuit judge dale cohen ruled florida s denial of marriage rights same-sex couples , refusal recognize same-sex marriages other jurisdictions unconstitutional. stayed implementation of decision allowing divorce 30 days pending appeal. attorney general bondi said state did not appeal because not party case, , cohen scheduled final divorce hearing september 11. beyond 1 divorce, ruling did not direct local officials take action, broward county clerk, howard forman, said decide during week of september 7 whether issue marriage licenses same-sex couples based on cohen s ruling. before final divorce hearing, judge cohen vacated earlier ruling because brassner s attorney had notified attorney general of constitutional challenge email rather certified mail required florida law. attorney general served, , intervened, , cohen reissued order on december 8. judge issued final judgment in case on december 17, 2014, allowing first same-sex divorce in florida granted.