A case out of Texas poses an important question to all same-sex couples who reside in California: What happens when a gay or lesbian couple is married in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage, but then relocates to state that does not recognize same-sex marriage but wants a divorce?

This is the situation that Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly are dealing with. The women were married in Massachusetts, one of the first states to legalize same-sex marriage. They later relocated to Texas, where their relationship eventually soured. No longer wanting to be married, the couple tried to get a divorce, but because Texas does not recognize same-sex marriages, Naylor and Daly have not been able to get divorced.

Originally, State District Judge Scott Jenkins granted the women a divorce, but Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott quickly intervened. Abbott claims that because the state Constitution bans gay and lesbian marriages, to grant a divorce to a same-sex couple would be to contradict the constitution. For this reason, Abbott says Daly and Naylor cannot get divorced in Texas.

In a statement from Abbott’s spokesperson, Jerry Strickland, “The State maintains that the Court has no legal authority to grant this divorce, and as a result, the State must intervene in the case to defend the Texas Constitution.”