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what is Proposition 8? And why is it a big deal?
Welcome to Part IV of our Marriage Equality Monday series, in which we look at the issue of Marriage Equality. It’s been a long wait, but on Wednesday the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in Windsor v. US and Hollingsworth v. Perry, two cases challenging different aspects of the denial of the right to marry to same sex couples. Previously, we’ve looked at…
Massachusetts Supreme Court Recognizes Vermont Civil Union Similar to Marriage
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (highest court in the Commonwealth) recognized today that a Vermont Civil Union should be treated as equivalent to a marriage in Massachusetts. This case came about when two gay men married in Massachusetts in 2005. Several years later, when one of them filed for a divorce, he found out that the other had previously entered into a civil…
What marriage should mean
I’ve been posting a lot here recently about marriage despite this being a blog about divorce. But obviously divorce and marriage is related. As a divorce attorney, I don’t celebrate at the final divorce hearing when my clients get a divorce. My job is a necessary evil. Divorce happens and it is the role of the divorce attorney to help lay a…
Can a Civil Union Be Dissolved in Massachusetts?
If a gay or lesbian couple joins together in marriage in either Massachusetts, California or Connecticut, they can definitely get divorced in those respective states. In states that outlaw same-sex marriage, due to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), those states do not have to recognize a same-sex marriage from another state and therefore do not have to grant their request for…
