First comes love, then comes marriage, and, for a low percentage of same-sex couples, then comes divorce. As a new era settles in the wake of the United States Supreme Court ruling in 2015, what does this mean for same-sex couples as the number of divorces increases?... read more
When the Supreme Court announced its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges* last summer, it was rightly viewed as a victory for equality for same-sex couples across the country. As a result of the ruling, same-sex marriages that had once been ignored, disregarded, or... read more
With so much celebration (and consternation by some) regarding the arrival of same-sex marriage in the Carolinas and many other states in 2014, you may be feeling that many of your friends and family members are expecting that you and your same-sex partner will be... read more
This morning, the US Supreme Court denied the South Carolina Attorney General’s request for a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that the state’s ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. As a result, same-sex marriages in South Carolina will be legal starting... read more
In a rapidly developing situation, there are reports that same-sex marriage licenses are being issued in South Carolina this morning in anticipation of same-sex marriages beginning on Thursday. South Carolina had been the holdout state in the 4th Circuit as the only... read more