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California Supreme Court

Jul. 16, 2008

Questions Abound Around Same-Sex 'I Dos'

Deb Wald has news for Wisconsin's lesbian and gay couples planning to come to California to get hitched: You could face nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine. This is just one of the legal hurdles same-sex partners will have to clear if they marry in California.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      SAN FRANCISCO - Deb Wald has some news for Wisconsin's lesbian and gay couples who are thinking of coming to California to get hitched: You could face up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine.
      Under Wisconsin law, anyone who leaves the state to enter into a marriage that is prohibited in "Americ...

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