TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - February 6, 2009 The wider implications of Friday's ruling aren't immediately
clear. But state Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson says New Jersey
has a long history of recognizing marriages that are valid where
they were performed.
New Jersey doesn't let gays marry but does allow civil unions,
which extend the benefits of marriage to gay couples.
La Kia (lah-KEE'-ah) and Kinyati (KIN'-yah-tee) Hammond were
married in Canada in March 2004 and lived in Maryland. La Kia
Hammond says she needs a divorce recognized in Canada so she can
marry another woman there.
The state has not said whether it will seek an appeal.
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