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Ever since the United States Supreme Court determined that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional,1 the legal landscape has seen numerous changes regarding same-sex individual’s legal rights in divorces and ancillary matters flowing out of the divorce, such as division of property. One of the biggest changes that has occurred is the legal rights an individual has to a child…
Divorce matters are often stressful and trying times for a family that is undergoing radical changes. This is no different for the individuals in a same-sex marriage who seek to get divorced. However, spouses in a same-sex marriage may face certain hurdles or unique circumstances given that nationwide same-sex marriage was only recognized more recently via the United States Supreme…
The idea of cohabitation between partners has become more commonplace in the United States in the past several years. In some respects, an increase in cohabitation among romantic partners grew due to laws prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying. After same-sex marriage was validated across the United States, many couples elected to take advantage of their ability to marry under the…
The United States Supreme Court’s decision to allow same sex couples to marry may be just the beginning of the legal impact of recognition of a fundamental right of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. There is a push for further protection of the LGBT community to add sexual orientation and gender identity to civil rights laws to protect them…
The right to marry and divorce in Indiana has historically been limited to male-female relationships. The statutes providing this right remain the same. However, constitutional law is superior to statutes. There have been claims that Indiana’s Marriage and Dissolution statutes are unconstitutional as it relates to unions between same-sex coupled. On September 4, 2014, on appeal from a federal trial…
It is time for another update on the Great Marriage Debate in Indiana. On June 25, 2014 a ruling by Chief Justice Richard Young of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found the ban on same-sex marriage in Indiana unconstitutional, violating both the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment1. In their…
As the marriage debate continues, we continue to update the cases and related information regarding same-sex couples in Indiana. In the past few weeks, an update out of the Southern District of Indiana was issued, and it was held, as a preliminary matter, that Indiana must recognize the same-sex marriage of parties who wed in Massachusetts as valid. The Order…
The Indiana Legislature has recently voted to amend the state Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage in Indiana. This matter will not be voted on by the public for some time, but in the interim, there are lawsuits moving forward regarding the same-sex marriage ban Indiana already has in place (by statute and caselaw). Recently, four (4) lawsuits have been filed…
Society, and what comprises a family, has changed since the Leave it to Beaver days. Many more families are comprised by any mixture of parents, step parents, same sex couples, extended family members (aunts/uncles/grandparents), and even non married opposite sex couples cohabitating. The change in societal norms, and the construction of a family unit, has inherently caused the legislature and…