Here is the story in a local Sonoma county newspaper, the Press Democrat. It seems there was some alligations of domestic violence, and this needs to be a concern of people. But would a married couple, involved in domestic abuse, be denied the right to see each other? Would their homes be closed and possessions sold off without consulting both?
What is even more amazing to me, is that this happened 2 years ago, why wasn't information about this known before National Center for Lesbian Rights put it on their web site? Why didn't the substantial Sonoma LGBTIQ community know about this until now? How many others have had similar situations that we are not hearing about?
If anyone tells you that we can create the legal documents to protect our relationships without marriage/domestic partnership/civil unions then read this horror story that happened in liberal & enlightened Sonoma County, California. What can we do to make sure this doesn't happen here? Realize this happened more than 3 months ago & no one effectively intervened, let alone heard about it!