On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Friday, February 23, 2018. New Jersey sperm donors may not be allowed to assert paternity rights based on the decision in a case that occurred in New York. In this case, a lesbian couple who married in 2014 made an informal agreement […]
Child support for same-sex couples
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Friday, December 22, 2017. Same-sex couples in New Jersey who share children might want to pay attention to a case that is pending in Hawaii. The case involves a woman who divorced her spouse. The woman’s spouse became pregnant before the divorce […]
Same-sex couples face unique issues when divorcing
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Friday, November 17, 2017. Same-sex couples who are seeking to get a divorce may find that it may be more complicated than they anticipated. This is because the length of their marriages may not reflect the true length of their relationships. How […]
Same-sex marriage trends following legalization
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. New Jersey residents may be aware that same-sex marriage became legal in late June, 2015, following a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. Following this ruling, same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states, including in 14 […]
SCOTUS gay marriage ruling raises questions for gay couples
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Monday, December 14, 2015. New Jersey residents likely know that laws in several states that made same-sex marriage illegal were ruled unconstitutional by a landmark majority decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2015. While the ruling allows same-sex couples across […]
Utah judge orders baby be removed from lesbian couple
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Thursday, November 19, 2015. New Jersey readers may be interested to learn that the Utah Division of Child and Family Services challenged a controversial decision by a Utah judge to remove a baby from foster parents because they are lesbians. In a […]
Same-sex marriages recognized by IRS
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Friday, October 30, 2015. New Jersey residents may be interested in learning that same-sex marriages are now recognized nationwide by the Internal Revenue Service, following the June 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. In that case, the plaintiff who was […]
Same-sex couples may seek retroactive benefits, other rights
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Despite the legalization of same-sex marriage, New Jersey residents who are in same-sex relationships may still face challenges. For example, it is not yet clear whether certain types of benefits will be retroactive. In two different cases, employees […]
How same-sex divorces may be different
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Although New Jersey has recognized same-sex marriages for a number of years, the June 2015 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court may have far-reaching implications that can affect state laws across the country. In particular, this decision may […]
Same-sex marriage decision not an end to legal disputes
On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Same-Sex Couples on Thursday, July 2, 2015. Same-sex couples in New Jersey and across the nation are celebrating the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage that follows in the wake of numerous state legalization and federal recognition. Despite the fact that same-sex marriages have […]
