By Appelhof, Pfeifer & Hart, P.A. | Published October 21, 2014 | Posted in Divorce, Family Law | Tagged Tags: divorce, same-sex marriage law | Leave a comment
After the landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings of 2013, a Forbes writer made an interesting comparison between what was about to happen to marriage in the U.S. with what happened after World War II. After the war, when young soldiers returned to the states, there was a marriage boom, and it’s possible the numbers of Read More
Read MoreIn August 2013, Minnesota legalized same-sex marriage. This law followed on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Windsor in June 2013 that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA barred the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex marriages allowed in many states, meaning legally married couples were denied the Read More
Read MoreThe United States Supreme Court recently declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. DOMA prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages and barred legally married gay and lesbian couples from receiving benefits available to opposite-sex married couples. As a result of this ruling, some states are now taking action. Minnesota’s marriage law was Read More
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