Although gay couples here in Washington have enjoyed the right to same-sex marriage since December 2012, many other states are just getting their feet wet. Minnesota is one example, which only recently approved same-sex marriage and allowed the first same-sex...
Same-Sex Couples & Divorce
Didn’t sign a prenup? Try a postnup instead
No, you didn't read the title of this post incorrectly. We did indeed say the word postnup; but as many of our readers may be wondering: what is a postnuptial agreement and what could it mean for same-sex couples in the state?Most people know what a prenuptial...
DOMA decision creating both opportunity and complications
This legislative session of the U.S. Supreme Court might be defined as being one of the most influential because of the landmark decisions it had to make in recent months. Perhaps no two were more important than the rulings regarding same-sex marriage and whether...
How to avoid complications in same-sex divorce
Like divorces with heterosexual couples, same-sex couples are likely to encounter the same hurt feelings, the same drawn-out process and the same bitter disagreements if they too find their marriage failing. But unlike heterosexual couples, same-sex couples are...
How will the repeal of DOMA affect same-sex couples and divorce?
Residents in Washington are no strangers to the civil rights battle currently swirling around same-sex couples. Only just recently allowed to marry here in Washington, same-sex couples have fought years of prejudice to be able to marry their significant other. But now...