‘It all goes to the definition of family’
Unbelievable. A Missouri town near Kansas City is forcing a couple to get married or move out of their home because they don’t consider a stepfamily a real family unless the parents are legally married, never mind how long they’ve been together.
Shelltrack and Loving have lived together about 13 years and have two children together, along with a 15-year-old daughter of Shelltrack’s from a previous relationship.
Black Jack, a town of about 7,000 that prides itself on a city Web site for its “character and stability,” refused to grant the couple and their children an occupancy permit for their home because they do not meet the definition of “family” as set forth by the city, the complaint alleges.
The city has threatened to begin fining the couple as much as $500 a day, said Tony Rothert, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, which is helping represent the family in the lawsuit.
– Reuters: Unwed couple sues town over housing flap
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