24Nov/090
Texas Accidentally Bans All Marriage
This is what the Texas Constitutional Amendment says:
"This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage."
From the article:
One thing that is "identical…to marriage," of course, is marriage
It's clear that this needs to be flushed out by the Supreme Court of Texas.
Seriously, if someone was getting a divorce and the partner demanded 50% of everything they totally could argue that the marriage was invalid due to this State Constitutional amendment. Technically, they would win based on the letter of the law. The spirit of the law is another thing all together.