Tax Changes for Same-Sex Married Couples if Defense of Marriage Act Found Invalid – Part I By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT and Rebecca Lovell On December 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States decided to hear two cases, one challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the other Read More
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Gray Divorce: Women Over 50 Are Saying Enough Is Enough! But Is It A Ticket To Poverty?
By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT Over the past twenty years, the American divorce rate has actually declined. However, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, for people over 50 the divorce rate has doubled. The WSJ article cited research by Bowling Green State University psychologists Susan Brown and I-Fen Read More
It’s ALL About the Children (Part 3) – The Psychological Impact of Raising Children in Gay and Lesbian Families Where Parents Cannot Marry
By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT With the recent decision on Proposition 8 by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, upholding the 2010 decision by Judge Vaughn Walker, I have decided again to revisit the articles I previously wrote about Proposition 8 and its effect on the children of same-sex Read More
So You’re Thinking of Early Retirement?
By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT Retirement Community Homes For Adults are located in communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Many are low-cost housing for people over the age of 60. Each retirement community has unique characteristics and some have a very limited number of residents. Each is available for short-term stays. Read More
Divorce Options Seminars – Every Month!
By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT The Collaborative Practice Association is holding a seminar on the first Saturday of each month on “What You Need To Know About Divorce”. The cost is $45.00. It is from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street, Room 1000 in Read More
It’s All About The Children: Redux Part 2
By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT Back in June of this year, I posted an article describing the inequalities of laws prohibiting same sex marriage, particularly as it impacts the children of same sex unions. On November 2nd 2011, abcnews.go.com, published a new article by Susan Donaldson James, “2 Million Kids Read More