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Married in the Iowa, single in Nebraska
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20131101%2FNEWS%2F131109937
Published Friday, November 1, 2013 at 1:00 am / Updated at 1:16 am
By Martha Stoddard
LINCOLN — As a newlywed, Leah Ripperger was eager to get her identification changed to her married name.
The Omaha woman gathered up what the Department of Motor Vehicles requires for a name change due to marriage — her marriage license, a couple of pieces of mail to verify her address and the $13.50 fee for a replacement driver's license.
But the employee at the counter turned Ripperger away, saying she had to go through the long, costly process of changing her name in court.
The problem? Leah Limbach married Shelby Ripperger, a woman. And while her marriage is legal in Iowa, where it was performed Oct. 5, the Nebraska Constitution bars recognition of same-sex marriage.
FULL story and wedding photo at link.