Call your local Legal Aid office. A large part of what they do is DV and custody issues.

This seems like the best course of action for those faiths opposed to marriage equality. Take your toys and go home, so to speak- if your followers believe that marriage equality renders civil marriage meaningless, they can just go for the religious ceremony.

I would like to snuggle those fluffy puppies! So cute!

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