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Washington State Lawmakers Okay Same-sex Marriage

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Legislature has voted to legalize gay marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.

The action comes a day after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional

Mexico City Considers Renewable Two-Year Marriage Term

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:28 +0000

Some lawmakers in Mexico City are considering amending marriage laws to allow for an initial two-year marriage term that can be renewed if the couple stays together. If they don’t, they can separate with no official divorce needed.

Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:30:06 +0000

The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.

Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly liberal east. The reason is that young adults in the south and west tend to have less education and marry earlier, both of which lead to a higher risk of divorce.”