Breakups can be hard for anyone to go through, especially if the partners were living under the same roof and had invested greatly in their futures together. However, unlike married partners, those who are cohabitating together face unique challenges after a breakup....
Same-sex marriage could soon become legal in the state of Texas, and if it does, hundreds of same-sex couples are expected to rush to local courthouses to wed. However, at this point there is no telling if and when the gay marriage ban will be lifted.Several same-sex...
The U.S. Supreme Court decision last year which struck down a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act opened up many federal benefits to same-sex couples. However, as we have mentioned in a past post, there are still some types of federal benefits where...
This week has been a pretty significant one when it comes to news regarding the issue of same-sex marriage.First of all, the U.S. Supreme Court decided it would not hear appeals regarding a set of cases in which federal courts had struck down the same-sex marriage...
The law when it comes to same-sex marriage here in the U.S. is currently in a very unsettled state. This is because a definitive answer has not yet been given to a significant question: are state same-sex marriage bans allowed under the U.S. Constitution?Of the states...
When a couple has been together for awhile and has made a major commitment to each other, one thing they may desire is to start a family together. Same-sex couples are no exception to this. However, for same-sex couples, biology requires that they turn to...
What a given state's family law policies are regarding same-sex couples can have a wide range of impacts.Such policies, obviously, can have major effects on individual same-sex couples in a state. For example, what position the state a same-sex couple lives in takes...
There has been a great deal of change lately here in America when it comes to how the law treats same-sex couples. Several states have legalized same-sex marriages and have made other family law mechanisms that have traditionally only been available to opposite-sex...
A same-sex couple is currently in something of a legal limbo in their fight to be legally recognized as the parents of infant twins.The couple consists of two men from Texas. The two got married in Washington D.C. last year. Of course, given Texas' same-sex marriage...
The view society has of same-sex marriage has changed quite a bit in recent times. Generally, there has been an increased amount of support for recognition of these marriages.Such a change in societal views may be one of the things behind a decision the U.S. Census...
