 In March 2012, a same-sex couple, Ching-Hsueh Chen (陳敬學) and Chih-Wei Kao (高治瑋), applied to the Taipei High Administrative Court to have their marriage recognized.The first hearing took place on April 10, 2012.The couple was accompanied by their mothers and received the personal blessings from the judges for their love, although the judges said that wouldn't have any repercussions in their final ruling.