PORT V. COWAN
44 A.3d 970 (2012)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Port (P), a female spouse, and Cowan (D), a female spouse both
appealed a judgment which denied them a divorce from one another.
FACTS: P and D married in California in 2008 in a same sex marriage. Two years later they
agreed mutually to separate. P filed a divorce complaint, on the ground of voluntary
separation, in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County. D answered the complaint in a
'no contest' manner. The court denied the requested relief, explaining in its written order
that the marriage was 'not valid' and 'contrary to the public policy of Maryland.' P and D
appealed to find out why an out-of-state, same-sex marriage, valid when and where performed,
was not cognizable in Maryland for purposes of the application of its domestic divorce laws.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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