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Family Law
Child Custody Battle to Impact Same Sex Couples
A courtroom battle is brewing in Monroe County, where the legal definition of “parenthood” is at issue. A lesbian couple (Ms. Zunk and Ms. Hopps) had two children through in vitro fertilization, before same-sex marriage was legalized. The woman who was not actually impregnated by the sperm donor (Ms. Zunk) Read more
Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage
In a narrow 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court has found a constitutional right for same-sex marriage. Typically conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the Opinion, wrote: “It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, Read more
Local Federal Judge Bernard Friedman just refused to dismiss a same-sex couple’s lawsuit…
Relying on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), local Federal Judge Bernard Friedman just refused to dismiss a same-sex couple’s lawsuit challenging Michigan’s ban on adoption by unmarried couples. Any legislation relegating same-sex couples to second tier status should Read more
U.S. vs. Windsor.
The United States Supreme Court just released its opinion in “U.S. vs. Windsor.” The majority of the Court ruled that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional, because it violates the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the 5th Amendment to the Constitution. In the case, Read more
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