Oklahoma Judge Grants Divorce to Same-Sex Couple

Jason St. Amand READ TIME: 1 MIN.

Same-sex couples have been getting married in Oklahoma since October and at least one has gotten divorced.

The Oklahoman reports (http://bit.ly/1xdLyFW ) a judge granted what is likely the state's first same-sex divorce on Oct. 15 to Deanne Baker and Julie Baker of Oklahoma City. They were married in Iowa in July 2012 and Deanne Baker filed for divorce this summer.

A federal judge in January ruled Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on Oct. 6.

Deanne Baker says a judge declined to grant her divorce in the summer because the state didn't recognize the Iowa marriage. She tried again after the high court decision and it was approved.


by Jason St. Amand , National News Editor

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