Hi there, This week had two days of arguments on gay marriage at the Supreme Court. The first case dealt with a challenge to the California law known as Prop. 8, which overturned the California Supreme Court’s allowance of gay marriage. The second case was of more interest to us here in Massachusetts as it dealt with… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Same Sex Marriage
Subscribe to Same Sex Marriage RSS FeedApplying for Social Security Survivor’s Benefits During the DOMA Appeal
Posted in Court Decisions, Gay Marriage, Same Sex MarriageHi there, The Supreme Court announces today whether or not they are going to take up a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act in a case arising out of Social Security benefits. As promised, here is a different point of view to last week’s post. This one is authored by my partner Lisa Cukier, one… Continue Reading
Defense of Marriage Act and Social Security
Posted in Court Decisions, Same Sex MarriageHi there, An important date in the DOMA battle is coming up soon. On November 30, the Supreme Court will announce whether it will be taking up the matter in its next term. In light of that, there is considerable discussion of what gay and lesbian married couples should do to maximize their rights should DOMA… Continue Reading
Married Same-Sex Couples No Longer Need to Adopt Children Born During the Marriage, Or Do They?
Posted in Same Sex MarriageHi there, Not unexpectedly, the rules on same-sex marriage and parenting are in flux in Massachusetts. One of the changes has been in the area of need to adopt. My very talented partner, Robin Lynch Nardone, discusses this interesting topic below. Best, Nancy In February 2012, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that a child born of… Continue Reading
Same Sex Marriage/Divorce
Posted in Same Sex MarriageHi There, I was reading the other blogs listed on the side mine and there was this very interesting post on the New Hampshire Family Law Blog. It goes to show how complex the question of gay marriage and divorce really is. Then my partner, Peter Zupcofska, was interviewed and did a great job setting out… Continue Reading