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California Family Law Attorneys Wrestled Conflicting State and Federal Law

By Walin & Klarich

Gay Marriage Dilemma in California On May 15, 2008 the California Supreme Court voted declared unconstitutional a state ban on same-sex marriage. While a victory for thousands of gay couples across the state and nation, the case did not appear to give them more substantive rights than previously enjoyed under California?s Domestic Partnership Law. Nor did it give attorneys practicing family law any guidance on how unique same-sex marriage related law would be. To the contrary, it simply left California family law lawyers to wrangle with competing rights under the California and Federal Constitutions. Then, only adding fuel to fire, California voters passed Proposition 8 by a four (4) percent margin on November 4, 2008, effectively overturning the California Supreme Courts earlier holding, jeopardizing the marriages of 18,000 same-sex couples who wedded in the 4 ½ months that the holding survived.continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on December 04, 2008 (boomark / email).