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Hong Kong Top Court's Big Move On Recognising Overseas Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling ended a five-year legal battle fought by jailed democracy and LGBTQ rights activist Jimmy Sham, marking the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage in the Asian financial hub.
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A Legal Battle For Succession Rights In South Africa By A King's 6 Widows
One of the six widows of South Africa's Zulu king launched a legal succession bid Tuesday arguing that she is the monarch's only legitimate widow as they had a civil marriage, while he wed his five other wives only according to traditional rites.
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"Love Is Love": Chile Legalises Same-Sex Marriage After Decade-Long Fight
Chile's Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday, in a milestone for the conservative South American nation after a decade-long legal battle and with the country delicately poised ahead of a crossroads election this month.
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Brad Pitt Hasn't Answered Angelina Jolie's Divorce Petition: Reports
Brad Pitt has missed the deadline to respond to Angelina Jolie's divorce petition, seeking to avoid sparking an acrimonious legal battle that could harm the children, media reported on Friday.
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Cannot Allow Man to Run Away From Maintaining Wife, Child: Court
Coming to the aid of a destitute woman, a local court has directed her estranged husband to pay Rs 4,800 per month as maintenance to her and their child in a domestic violence case saying he "cannot be permitted to run away" from his responsibility.
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Hong Kong transsexual wins legal battle to marry her boyfriend
A transsexual woman won a groundbreaking court appeal in Hong Kong Monday allowing her to marry her boyfriend and forcing the government to re-write the city's marriage laws.
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Hong Kong Top Court's Big Move On Recognising Overseas Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling ended a five-year legal battle fought by jailed democracy and LGBTQ rights activist Jimmy Sham, marking the first time Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal directly addressed the issue of same-sex marriage in the Asian financial hub.
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A Legal Battle For Succession Rights In South Africa By A King's 6 Widows
One of the six widows of South Africa's Zulu king launched a legal succession bid Tuesday arguing that she is the monarch's only legitimate widow as they had a civil marriage, while he wed his five other wives only according to traditional rites.
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"Love Is Love": Chile Legalises Same-Sex Marriage After Decade-Long Fight
Chile's Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday, in a milestone for the conservative South American nation after a decade-long legal battle and with the country delicately poised ahead of a crossroads election this month.
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Brad Pitt Hasn't Answered Angelina Jolie's Divorce Petition: Reports
Brad Pitt has missed the deadline to respond to Angelina Jolie's divorce petition, seeking to avoid sparking an acrimonious legal battle that could harm the children, media reported on Friday.
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Cannot Allow Man to Run Away From Maintaining Wife, Child: Court
Coming to the aid of a destitute woman, a local court has directed her estranged husband to pay Rs 4,800 per month as maintenance to her and their child in a domestic violence case saying he "cannot be permitted to run away" from his responsibility.
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Hong Kong transsexual wins legal battle to marry her boyfriend
A transsexual woman won a groundbreaking court appeal in Hong Kong Monday allowing her to marry her boyfriend and forcing the government to re-write the city's marriage laws.
