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Status of same-sex marriages likely to wait in legal limbo
After the Nov. 2 vote on Measure 36, the definition of marriage could be further complicated by appeals

Sunday, August 08, 2004
ASHBEL S. GREEN
and BILL GRAVES

The license issued by Multnomah County and recorded by the state of Oregon spells it out in black and white: Becky Yarnall and Amanda Wright are married.

In reality, the two Portland women find the legal status of their marriage is gray.

The license enabled Yarnall, 29, to get health insurance through the employer of Wright, 24. Yet when Yarnall gave birth to their daughter, Sophie, in April, the state wouldn't allow Wright's name on Sophie's birth certificate as a parent. To get that, she must adopt Sophie.

Yarnall and Wright and nearly 3,000 other gay and lesbian couples married in the spring are spending their newlywed days in legal limbo.

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