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: Sam Hasler's Indiana Divorce & Family Law BlogSame sex Couples and Government Benefits
The Effect of Same-Sex Marriages on BenefitsA short, only 5 pages, new CRS report examines how social security benefits are impacted by state legalized same sex marriages. In a nutshell, the report points out that federal government benefits are only available to spouses of the opposite sex, as defined in the Social Security Act and the Defense of Marriage Act. The report also points out that because of IRS regulations and laws, private pensions might not be available to same sex marriage participants either.
Full post as published by Sam Hasler's Indiana Divorce & Family Law Blog on January 09, 2008 (boomark / email).
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