{"id":2192,"date":"2012-07-08T23:06:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T03:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/maryland-family-law\/?p=2192"},"modified":"2014-05-13T23:07:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T03:07:52","slug":"jessica-port-v-virginia-anne-cowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/maryland-family-law\/2012\/07\/08\/jessica-port-v-virginia-anne-cowan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Port v. Virginia Anne Cowan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Divorce: comity: recognition of valid foreign same-sex marriage<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CoA No. 69, Sept. Term 2011. Reported. Opinion by Harrell, J. Filed May 18, 2012. Appeal from Prince George\u2019s County. RecordFax #12-0518-20, 23 pages.<\/p>\n<p>Under the common law doctrine of comity, a valid out-of-state marriage will be recognized in Maryland, for purposes of application of its domestic divorce laws, if it is not statutorily prohibited or \u201crepugnant\u201d to Maryland public policy. A review of Maryland statutes and executive branch policies demonstrates that recognizing valid foreign same-sex marriages is consistent with Maryland public policy.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Port v. Cowan  \" href=\"https:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/maryland-family-law\/files\/2014\/05\/69a11-Port-v-Cowan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read the opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Divorce: comity: recognition of valid foreign same-sex marriage<br \/>\nCoA No. 69, Sept. Term 2011. Reported. Opinion by Harrell, J. Filed May 18, 2012. Appeal from Prince George\u2019s County. 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