By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 the United States Supreme Court announced a pair of decisions which will eventually impact possibly as much as 10% of our population, including hundreds of thousands of children. For now the decisions help same-sex couples who are already married, and also thousands Read More
Category: Same Sex Marriages
What Happens if you are a Same-Sex Married Couple in a State that does not Recognize your Marriage?
By Vivian L. Holley, JD, MA, CFLS, MFT The United States Supreme Court stopped short of recognizing a right to marry for same-sex couples in its two decisions of June 26, 2013. While striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that did not provide over a 1,000 benefits to validly married Read More
Tax Benefits Possible for Divorcing Same Sex Couples
Tax Benefit for Divorcing Same-Sex Married Couples if Defense of Marriage Act Found Invalid – Part II 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 challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California laws Read More
Are Tax Benefits in the Wind for Same-Sex Couples?
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
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
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