Posted on April 12, 2008 by Mark Jakubik
In an apparent shift in position, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says that he will oppose any attempt to impose a ban on gay marriage in California. From today’s San Francisco Chronicle:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans on Friday that an attempt to ban same-sex marriage by changing the state Constitution is a [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
A lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state’s highest court ruled Friday in a setback to gay rights advocates who sought greater recognition for same-sex relationships.The Rhode Island Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, said the family court lacks the authority to grant a [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
A survey published this week reveals that the vast majority of adults want to be married. More than seven out of ten say they would like a ring on their finger – more than ten times the number of people who want to live with a partner without being married.
The survey, carried out for the [...]
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Posted on September 19, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
The opinion, all 224 pages, can be found here.
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Posted on September 14, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
PhillyBurbs.com reports that a judge in York County, Pennsylvania has invalidated a marriage performed by a “minister” who was ordained over the internet by the Universal Life Church (the same outfit discussed in a New York Times article to which I linked in a previous post). Pennsylvania law specifies the categories of people authorized to [...]
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Posted on August 4, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
In an era of six-figure weddings when couples obsess about the band playlist and hand towels for the restrooms, one question may get short shrift: Is the person performing the wedding legally able to do so?
Daniel Morales and Gwendolyn Baxter thought they knew. Their outdoor ceremony two summers ago in Farmington, Conn., was performed by [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
The students at West Virginia University don’t want you to think they take life too seriously. It is the third-best “party school” in America, according to the Princeton Review’s annual ranking of such things, and comes a creditable fifth in the “lots of beer” category. Booze sometimes causes students’ clothes to fall off. Those who [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
Money in the bank gives you the warm fuzzies, but money in your spouse’s pocket creates an insatiable urge to spend.
The marriage needn’t tumble off the personal finance precipice if you understand each other’s response to money and learn how to accommodate it.
“Our attitudes toward money are so deeply embedded that we tend to believe [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
Rudy Giuliani is not at all atypical, at least in terms of his rather complicated family life. The New York Times has this rather interesting article on the subject of blended families in tomorrow’s paper. Mayor Giliuani’s travails are not at all uncommon.
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Posted on February 23, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
Whether you’re tying the knot or severing the tie, Valentine’s Day is a natural time to examine the tax implications of marriage and divorce. H&R Block offers these tax tips if you’re considering one of these life changes.
More than just wedding gifts and thank you notes, marriage also means planning for a joint financial future, [...]
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