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Which is where the push really ought to have been here.From United Press International
March 14 (UPI) -- A top appeals court in Britain on Monday blocked same-sex marriage in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands after siding with the governments of the two self-governing overseas territories in two landmark rulings.
The Cayman Islands case stems from two women, Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush, who were refused an application to marry in 2018 because local marriage law defined marriage as "the union between a man and a woman as husband and wife," according to court documents.
Day and Bush successfully sued the government in a case heard before Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on the grounds that the marriage law conflicted with the Cayman Islands Constitution.
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands found that the law violated the rights of Day and Bush to private and family life and their freedoms including the freedom to manifest their belief in marriage, according to court documents. The Grand Court then modified the marriage law to define "marriage" as "the union between two people as one another's spouses."
However, the case was successfully appealed by the government to the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, which ruled that the right to marriage under the constitution did not extend to same-sex couples but that Day and Bush were entitled to legal protection functionally equivalent to marriage.
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(emphasis added to the C&P)Sounds a bit like they are headed toward the same solution as France has arrived at. You have to get a "civil marriage" before you are actually married - the "clerical marriage" is both optional and has no legal significance.
That is US law tooWhich is where the push really ought to have been here.
Yes, the fight (and I might be misremembering) was over the word 'marriage' in lieu of union.That is US law too
Clerical marriage has no legal standing
Some states would not even allow a unionYes, the fight (and I might be misremembering) was over the word 'marriage' in lieu of union.
Not quite true.That is US law too
Clerical marriage has no legal standing
Licensed to perform.....but not to sign the marriage license in the us. A government official does thatNot quite true.
Actual clergy are "licensed to perform marriages" due to the fact of their ordination in a recognized religious group.
Therefore, when you have a "church marriage" that is performed by a recognized member of the clergy you are actually getting a "Twofer" - a "clerical marriage" and a "civil marriage" at the same time and for which you only have to pay one fee.
the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands. With a population of 66,000. Mostly lawyers and accountants and service industry. Where there are more companies than people.From United Press International
March 14 (UPI) -- A top appeals court in Britain on Monday blocked same-sex marriage in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands after siding with the governments of the two self-governing overseas territories in two landmark rulings.
The Cayman Islands case stems from two women, Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush, who were refused an application to marry in 2018 because local marriage law defined marriage as "the union between a man and a woman as husband and wife," according to court documents.
Day and Bush successfully sued the government in a case heard before Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on the grounds that the marriage law conflicted with the Cayman Islands Constitution.
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands found that the law violated the rights of Day and Bush to private and family life and their freedoms including the freedom to manifest their belief in marriage, according to court documents. The Grand Court then modified the marriage law to define "marriage" as "the union between two people as one another's spouses."
However, the case was successfully appealed by the government to the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, which ruled that the right to marriage under the constitution did not extend to same-sex couples but that Day and Bush were entitled to legal protection functionally equivalent to marriage.
COMMENT:-
(emphasis added to the C&P)Sounds a bit like they are headed toward the same solution as France has arrived at. You have to get a "civil marriage" before you are actually married - the "clerical marriage" is both optional and has no legal significance.
Signing a marriage license does NOT constitute a "marriage". The license is merely the state's permission to enter into a marriage. If you never take the next step (having a person licensed to perform a marriage actually perform one) then you are NOT "married" - no matter what you tell people.Licensed to perform.....but not to sign the marriage license in the us. A government official does that
the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands. With a population of 66,000. Mostly lawyers and accountants and service industry. Where there are more companies than people.
What an interesting government that would be.
why?I’m surprised but always happy when the alphabet people have to take the L
Because the only "alphabet" people he approves of are the "FET" people.why?
Too late. LolNo dirt in British overseas territories sounds good .
Thanks for that info , OP .
Will be looking at Villa prices tomorrow .
Would like our children brought up with some decent morals .
That is a jurisdictional determination. Each State has separate laws.Licensed to perform.....but not to sign the marriage license in the us. A government official does that
what, now?No dirt in British overseas territories sounds good .
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