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Texas Attorney General Intervenes in Massachusetts Couple’s Plea for Same-Sex...

TRAVIS COUNTY, TX – In a case of first impression in Travis County, a same-sex couple who married in Massachusetts has filed for divorce in Texas (American-Statesman).  Texas Attorney General Greg...

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Maryland Attorney General Announces Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages...

As reported in an excellent article by Aaron C. Davis and John Wager for the Washington Post on Thursday, February 5, 2010, Maryland’s Attorney General Douglas Gansler declared in a 50-page opinion...

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Marriage Licenses Issued to Same-Sex Couples in Nation’s Capital

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the District of Columbia issued the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples under a recently passed law.  The District of Columbia joins five other states in recognizing...

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NY High Court Clarifies Rights of Non-Biological Parents in Same-Sex...

ALBANY-  New York State’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that nonbiological parents in legally recognized same-sex unions have the same parental rights and obligations as nonbiological parents in...

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Iceland Parliament Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law; Prime Minister Weds

As reported by the Associated Press on Monday, June 28, 2010, the Iceland parliament recently passed a law granting full same-sex marriage equality to same-sex couples.  The law passed without a single...

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‘Til Death Do Us Part: Residency Requirements and the Gay Divorce Dilemma

Background.  Since Massachusetts legally recognized the right of same-sex couples to marry in 2004, thousands and thousands of couples from around Massachusetts and around the Country have tied the...

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Obama Administration Expands FMLA to Benefit Same-Sex Parents, Others

US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recently posted an article in the Huffington Post about recent changes to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  The Department of Labor’s  Administrator’s...

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Nebraska Judge Denies Divorce to Same-Sex Couple

As reported by the Nebraska City News-Press on January 26, 2011: District Judge Randall Rehmeier Tuesday denied a divorce to a same-sex Nebraska City couple that was married in 2003 in Vermont.  The...

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Co-Parent Adoption: A Guide for Same-Sex Couples in Massachusetts

What Is Co-Parent Adoption? Generally speaking, adoption refers to the process of establishing a legal and permanent parent-child relationship where none existed. A typical example is the domestic or...

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The “New” Massachusetts Homestead Law

For a relatively low filing fee, Massachusetts homeowners have the ability to protect their principle residence from the claims of certain creditors up to $500,000.00.  Until recently, this powerful,...

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