This morning, people in coffee houses and churches across the land will no doubt be talking about the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, making same sex marriages legal in all states. Background Procedurally, the case got its start when a same sex couple from Ohio filed a lawsuit in United States District…
It’s Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, it’s a day filled with candy, flowers and fancy dinners, all while celebrating (or alternatively, trying to make sense of) your current relationship. Sometimes, figuring out where that relationship stands can get a little tricky, leading to all of those “It’s complicated” status updates on Facebook (and maybe an extra glass…
On Sunday, thirty three couples said “I do” on the stage of the Los Angeles Staples Center during the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The couples, a mix of gay and straight couples, were married by officiant Queen Latifah in front of more than 28 million people. No matter how much of a spectacle the wedding might have been, the result is still the same.
The IRS and the Treasury have announced how same sex marriages will be treated for tax purposes – and it’s big!
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York will issue estate tax refunds to those taxpayers who file amended returns as a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling that deemed DOMA unconstitutional.
On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari on two same sex marriage cases. Those cases include Hollingsworth v. Perry, a challenge to California’s controversial Proposition 8 measure, and a case out of New York, U.S. v Windsor, which considers the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). As noted on…
So first, the good news: the U.S. ended April in the black. Yes, it was largely the result of tax revenues from Tax Day but still, black. The bad news: it won’t last long. We’re ramping up spending yet again. The latest culprit is H.R.4310, known as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…
Yet another decision is expected on the legality of same-sex marriages (CNN predicts that it will happen between 9 am and noon PST today). This one focuses on whether to keep a temporary stay in place following a judge’s decision last week to overturn Proposition 8, the state’s ban on same-sex marriages. As then, I…
Yesterday, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ruled that California’s Proposition 8 violates the US Constitution. While there were a lot of cheers and boos after the ruling, you and I both know this means practically nothing. No matter which side Walker came down on, an appeal was a sure thing. I…
Gideon Alper, who publishes the Gay Couples Law Blog, which discusses new developments in same-sex family law and estate planning, writes: The IRS should recognize gay marriages not just as a matter of equality, but also to encourage socially beneficial behavior in gay relationships. Fred Silberberg, a Los Angeles attorney that has practiced family law…