Litigation

Kern County California -- No Marriages Performed
As discussed earlier on this blog, same-sex couples will be able to marry in California starting June 17, 2008 unless the California Supreme Court stays its opinion until after the November elections...

Novel Issues Involving The Recognition of Gay Marriages
The June 8, 2008 Washington Post ran an interesting article entitled Calif. Battle Over Gay Marriage Raises Novel Legal Questions. It notes that the issue of California gay marriages is being proposed as a constitutional amendment and raises the question...

Kern County Clerk Is First to Say I Won't
Earlier we noted that the San Diego court decided to allow its employees to opt out of working on same-sex marriages. Now, we hear that a clerk in Kern County is refusing to conduct all* marriages...

Marriages pay a price in faltering economy
Our newest advice expert on relationships answers questions about dissolving marriages and troubled families. When the economy turns sour, so too can marriages. Financial woes are the second-most common cause for divorce, according to a survey on the Web site...

How the law deals with illegal matches
* A clear legal and ethical distinction exists between a forced marriage and an arranged marriage. In arranged marriages families of both spouses play a role in arranging the marriage but the final decision remains with the individuals...

Conflicting Gay Marriage Laws Cause Headaches for Companies
Sherry Karabin has this report in Corporate Counsel. She writes: The start of same-sex marriages in California on June 16 made headlines across the country. But it wasn’t such a big deal for many U...