بيد أن المحكمة قضت بعدم وجود تمييز، لأنه كان ينبغي مقارنة الأزواج العرفيين السابقين بالأزواج الرسميين السابقين وليس بالأزواج الرسميين المنفصلين.
However, the Court found that there was no discrimination, because former common law spouses had to be compared to former married spouses rather than to separated married spouses.