As we blogged on September 30th, on September 27, 2013, the Hon. Mary Jacobson, sitting in Mercer County, declared the New Jersey Civil Union law unconstitutional in the case
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Same Sex Marriage Coming To NJ … For Now
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On Friday, September 27, 2013, the Hon. Mary Jacobson, sitting in Mercer County, declared the New Jersey Civil Union law unconstitutional in the case of Garden State Equality v. Dow…
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LEGALLY MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLES WILL BE TREATED AS MARRIED COUPLES FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES
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On the immediate heels of the United States Supreme Court decision earlier this summer overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, and in an effort to create a degree of tax…
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THE EXTRA COST OF SAME SEX DIVORCES?
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It cannot be denied that the dissolution of formalized same-sex relationships is new territory for legislators, courts, attorneys and, most importantly, litigants. With the laws rapidly changing, many attorneys and…
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DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional – Same Sex Couples Can Now Apply for Immigration Benefits
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This guest post is authored by Alka Bahal. Alka is a Partner and Co-Chair of Fox’s Corporate Immigration Practice and contributes to Fox’s Immigration View blog. She can be …
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History Is Made – DOMA Struck Down as Unconstitutional
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Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard that yesterday, the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court released two history-making decisions related to the rights of…
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Issue of Same-Sex Marriage Remains Big News in New Jersey
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Same sex marriage remains a hot news item these days with the passage into law of the right to marry, most recently in Washington and in other states. Within the…
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NJ Judge Allows Law Suit Seeking Marriage Instead of Civil Unions to Go Forward
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As reported in the Star Ledger and other news sources, on Friday, November 4, 2011, Judge Linda Feinberg said same-sex couples don’t have a fundamental right to marry, but they…
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Same Sex Couples in NJ to File Lawsuit Seeking Civil Unions to be Recognized as Marriages
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On the heels of the new NY law permitting same-sex marriages, the issue has been constantly in the news of late (and the subject of our prior posts on the new…
Though NY Will Have Same-Sex Marriage, Governor Christie Says NJ Will Not
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As we blogged yesterday, NY passed a law allowing same-sex marriage and divorce. While I am sure that many were hopeful in NJ, Governor Christie swiftly dashed those hopes on…
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