On April 29, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges. This case addresses the question of whether there is a constitutional right to marry that
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Same Sex Marriage
SUPREME COURT TO TAKE UP SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? SIXTH CIRCUIT DECISION SETS UP APPEAL
N.J. CIVIL UNION DISSOLVED BY PENNSYLVANIA COURT
This week I obtained a Divorce Decree on behalf of a same-sex spouse in Montgomery County. What makes this Decree interesting and worth noting is that I believe it to…
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WINDSOR DECISION AFFECTS RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGAL IN PENNSYLVANIA
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS IN PA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CASE MAY PROMPT EARLY DECISION FROM COURT
The battle over same-sex marriage rights in Pennsylvania has been simmering since last summer when concurrent litigation was initiated in a…
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NO EMAIL – IS YOUR LAWYER OLD SCHOOL OR IRRESPONSIBLE
A South Carolina attorney was recently disciplined for failing to have an active email address.
Despite characterizing herself as “retired” and not having a client in thirty years, the…
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IRS Allows Same-Sex Couples to File Married
On September 12th, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a ruling which barred the Montgomery County Orphan’s Court Clerk, D. Bruce Hanes, from issuing any more same-sex marriage licenses. …
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COMMONWEALTH COURT ORDERS HALT TO ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSES TO SAME SEX COUPLE.
In a ruling issued on September 12, 2013, after considering over 500 pages of briefs filed by many “interested” parties the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an injunction proscribing the issuance …
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WILL RECOGNIZE SAME SEX MARRIAGES NO MATTER WHERE THE COUPLE LIVES, IF VALIDLY CONTRACTED
In a revenue ruling issued on August 29, the US Department of Treasury has announced that it will treat legally married same sex couples as qualified to file joint federal …
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