I have been following this case now for close to 4 years. I know both of the parties and find it not only absurd but a waste of tax payers money not to speak of all the anguish subjected to them and there families.
Were talking about a 20 year relationship they shared, It would seem that over 600k each, should be enough to make either party happy.
So guys stop the insanity and settle!!!!!
Gay breakup heads to court in Paulding County
Original Article Published by the Southern Voice:
Lack of marriage rights hurts gay couples when they split, attorney says
By DYANA BAGBY
Friday, October 14, 2005
For 20 years, Mark Bengtson shared his life with Timothy Quinn and said he believed they would be together forever.
The two settled in Paulding County and purchased a home together in Acworth in 1998.
But three years ago, their long-term relationship soured, and the two split. On Dec. 10, 2002, a month following the breakup, their house and much of what they owned was destroyed by fire.
Now the former couple is battling in court over what remains of their assets, without the benefit of divorce procedures available when heterosexual marriages dissolve.
Quinn filed a civil lawsuit against Bengtson in January 2004 in Paulding County Superior Court, and Bengtson countersued in March 2004. The case is scheduled for trial Nov. 14.
Dyana Bagby can be reached at dbagby@sovo.com.
For the full story: http://sovo.com/2005/10-14/news/localnews/localnews_breakup.cfm
2007-02-06 03:30:15 · 4 answers · asked by Jenny D 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
What a waste.
2007-02-06 03:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy, the words of a certain Jewish carpenter are echoing in my ears "I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full." This is what they get for going against the laws of God and the laws of nature.
P.S.: Sorry Jenny, but I lived in Paulding County for five months in 2001 and was treated like a damn Yankee the entire time I lived there -- can't speak for you personally, but the general population down there needs to just get over the fact that your side lost the Civil War...
2007-02-06 11:38:28 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer from Canada where there is a constant struggle with the gay marriage subject.
How sad for them that they couldn't have been married and had the resources available to married people.
Suggest to them that they pay for mediation services which are less adversarial and less costly, if they truly want to get this over with. It's the lawyers that create a worse situation in court because they are bound to an outdated adversarial model.
2007-02-06 11:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by grapeshenry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would have had the same benefits of a married couple if they had only filed a few legal documents.
2007-02-06 11:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋