And like that, it was over. As I noted in my post on this blog earlier this morning, same sex marriages in New Jersey were starting today and the
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Same Sex Marriages in New Jersey Start Today
Video Interview: Discussing Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey with LXBN TV
Following up on our recent commentary on New Jersey moving to the cusp of legalizing same-sex marriage, I recently spoke with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN on the issue. In the…
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UPDATE ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN NEW JERSEY
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
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
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?
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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Issue of Same-Sex Marriage Remains Big News in New Jersey
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
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
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…