Gay marriage rights? You got it. Gay divorce? Jeez, now you want everything!

I have a focus in Family Law. That means that it is my duty to make sure the sanctity of what it means to be a family is upheld, whether a family is coming together or falling apart. Unfortunately, the legal system is all about technicalities, so when I hear about things like this, it makes me a little frustrated.

Here's the scoop: In 2005, two women elope in the state of Massachusetts, move to Texas, and adopt a son. Now, it doesn't matter whether your gay or straight, sometimes marriages just don't work. That's the nature of love. It's a fickle creature. Sometimes we just can't hold onto it. Unfortunately for this couple, since there currently no law in Texas allowing gay couples to get married, there's no law in Texas allowing their divorce. Texas wants to make the marriage void...as if it never happened in the first place. Which makes custody, property, and other situations a huge issue, and it's also a big slap in the face to the gay community. "What do you mean it never happened in the first place?"

While gay marriage is only permitted in a few states as of now, that doesn't mean that those couples plan to stay in those states, or that something may occur that could cause the couple to split. And because of that, it should be on the agenda of state lawmakers to create laws to handle the situations of those who wanted nothing more than an innocent marriage and unfortunately weren't able to keep the knot tied.