With the 2015 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court establishing marriage equality for same sex couples, same sex divorce is now an issue. In fact, the ban on same sex marriage came to an end in Pennsylvania a year earlier. The reality is that same sex marriages will fail as have those between opposite sex […]
Understanding the process of same-sex divorce in Pennsylvania In the years leading up to PA overruling the ban on same-sex marriage, many questions have arisen regarding same-sex divorce. Among other reasons, the decision itself was made in order to allow couples who have been legally married in other states to seek a divorce in Pennsylvania. […]
As of May 20, 2014, Pennsylvania has joined eighteen other states in the legalization of same-sex marriage. The resulting changes have raised many questions as to how same sex spouses will be considered under existing law. The implications of Whitewood v. Wolf on the Pennsylvania title and encumbrance principles now permits same sex couples to […]
