On June 26, 2017, the LGBTQ community marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which made marriage equality the law of the land by finding that marriage is a fundamental right for same-sex couples. The United States Supreme Court greeted this anniversary with the release […]
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A Groundbreaking Decision Regarding Common-Law Marriage
March 30, 2017 | by Matthew ColemanA Family Court judge in South Carolina recently made headlines and history when he ruled that a relationship between two unmarried women, who have held themselves out as a same-sex couple for more than three decades, shall be considered a common-law marriage. This groundbreaking decision permits the state of South […]
The United States Supreme Court recently issued an historic ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges which holds that the Federal Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry throughout the country. As a result of this decision, same-sex couples who choose to marry can gain all the financial and legal rights […]
Alimony And Equitable Distribution In Long-Term Same-Sex Relationships
June 19, 2014 | by Matthew ColemanThis month is LGBT Pride month and throughout the country LGBT Pride festivals, the annual celebrations of LGBT identities, relationships, and achievements, are taking place. This year’s Pride festivities will be especially meaningful in the ten states that have legalized same-sex marriage in this past year. In June 2013, the […]