Boston, Mass., Dec 12, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Several same-sex couples in Massachusetts have begun seeking divorces less than seven months after they were given the legal right to marry.
The Associated Press reported that Hampshire County received a divorce filing within two months of its first same-sex wedding. The state’s largest county, Middlesex, received its first same-sex divorce case Dec. 2.
Suffolk County received its first same-sex divorce last week. A male couple, who exchanged vows on May 22 – five days after same-sex marriage was legalized – filed for a divorce Dec. 8.
The couple said in their divorce filing: "Our interests have grown in different directions." Each man signed a settlement attesting that the marriage had "irretrievably broken down."