Today, my blog on Recognizing LGBT domestic abuse was posted on my Gay & Lesbian Family Law in Texas blog. Domestic abuse is not a gay or straight issue. Pop on over there and check it out.
Blog on Recognizing LGBT domestic abuse
Marriage — liberty and justice for all
The US Supreme Court found marriage of Constitutional proportions and extended the right of marriage to same-sex couples. This broad sweeping Constitutional rights opinion will have profound effects on many aspects of our society, not just the right to marry. It will apply to right of adoption, inheritance, death benefits, divorce, and maybe other ways
Is June 26 the day for LGBT Right to Marry?
Did you know I started a new blog on LGBT family law rights in Texas? Today I posted about the significance of the date June 26 in the LGBT rights movement. The significant case of Lawrence v. Texas, which held unconstitutional statutes criminalizing homosexual conduct, was handed down by the US Supreme Court on
Presumption of MATERNITY in Texas?
Did you know that the presumptions of paternity apply also to presumptions of maternity? Little known Texas Family Code section 160.106 says that the provision of Chapter 160 relating to the determination of paternity apply to a determination of maternity. In looking at the
Historic day for marriage equality
I believe that we will look back on today’s arguments before the US Supreme Court as one of the landmark historic days for civil rights in of our time. Today, the Court will hear arguments in the case named Obergefell v. Hodges — the combined six cases pending on various aspects of the marriage equality
Same Sex Marriage in Texas… Yes, Then No
Last week was a crazy time in Texas for proponents of same sex marriage. Here’s a timeline of the events that occurred last week:
- On Tuesday morning, a probate judge in Travis County declared the Texas definition of marriage unconstitutional in a private probate proceeding.
- On Tuesday night, the Texas Attorney General intervened in the
Michelle O’Neil authority on Texas’ same sex marriage rulings
I participated in several media interviews pertaining to the events between Tuesday Feburary 17 and Thursday February 19, 2015 on Texas first legal same sex marriage between a lesbian couple in Travis County, Texas. Here are the links to my interviews that aired on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:
Channel 11 Probate Judge Rules Texas Ban
Travis County Rules Same Sex Marriage Ban Unconsitutional, Part 2
I reported yesterday on the Travis County Probate Judge’s ruling that Texas’ ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. See Travis County Probate Judge Declares Same Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional. Andrea Lucia @CBS11Andrea interviewed me regarding the ruling as part of her report on KTVT CBS 11. See the video of the report here.
Travis County Probate Judge Declares Same Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Today Judge Guy Herman of Travis County Probate Court Number 1 ruled that Texas ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. See the Order here. This ruling comes from a probate matter pending after one same sex spouse, Stella Powell, passed away from colon cancer without a will. Her spouse, Sonemaly Phrasavath, sought to
No same-sex divorce in Texas (yet)
Several years ago, Texas adopted the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which give Texas the right to refuse to acknowledge legal same-sex marriages performed in other states. By not recognizing the marriages as valid, Texas law does not provide for divorce of same-sex married couples. This situation is sure to change at some point soon.