Religion & Law

Election Results: Same-Sex Marriage in Arizona
Arizona's Proposition 102 which restricts marriage to opposite-sex couples has passed...

Election Results: Same-Sex Marriage in California
The final tally on California's Proposition 8 which would ban same-sex marriage is still not available...

Election Results: Same Sex Marriage in California -- Update
The short-lived legality of same-sex marriage in California is now over because the citizens of California have approved Proposition 8 which restricts marriages to opposite-sex couples...

Election Results: Same-Sex Marriage in Florida
Florida's Amendment 2 to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples has passed. With 99...

California Propositions
Here is a bit of good news this morning. With 90% of precincts reporting, it appears that Proposition 9, the crime victims' rights initiative, has passed by a 6% margin...

Ballot Measure Results: Issues on Gay Marriage, Abortion and Stem Cells [UPDATED]
In yesterday's election, six ballot measures were of particular interest to some religious groups...

Redistricting
With all precincts reporting, it appears that California voters have finally approved reapportionment reform, Proposition 11, by a scant 100,000 votes out of 9 million...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Hawaii Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage in paradise

Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

Will the INS detect a non-citizen who repeatedly marries and divorces in an attempt to gain citizenship?
you can write a letter to the USCIS and complain about what he did so can he can...

Divorce what will I get if all is in his families name?
yes...

Can seeking child support trigger a custody battle?
You didn't mention in what State you live.

Even though differ...

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action
$7.8 Million Settlement in Academy of Court Reporting Class Action

Tanning Salon Defamation
WDIO-TV pays undisclosed settlement after reporting false information about a business owner.