We take a look at the new frontier same-sex marriage opens in tort law, the pitfalls of divorce now at play for same-sex couples, long overdue alimony reforms and if business entities should be added to divorce proceedings.
March 20, 2015 at 03:00 PM
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Same-Sex Marriage Opens New Frontier in Tort Law
A little-noticed by-product of the recent, historic marriage equality rulings is that married gay and lesbian couples in Florida now enjoy equal protection under state laws protecting tort victims.
Divorce, Family Laws Should Apply to Gay Marriages
Much of the language in Florida’s divorce statute is gender neutral, and courts should have little difficulty applying traditional dissolution law to same-sex couples.
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