Month: June 2013

Post-DOMA Planning: Exploring Some of the most Signficant Federal Benefits Now Available to Married Same-Sex Couples

Post-DOMA Planning: Exploring Some of the Most Significant Federal Benefits Now Available to Married Same-Sex Couples  Once the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act have had some time to sink in, same-sex couples and their advisors will need to start sorting through the changes resulting from this decision and determining how they […]
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Supreme Court Overturns DOMA and Proposition 8 – More on the Thousands of Changes to Come!

Post-DOMA Planning: How the Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision Will Affect Estate and Income Tax Planning for Same-Sex Couples In a landmark decision yesterday in the case of United States v. Windsor (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf), the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  DOMA is a U.S. federal law that barred federal recognition of same-sex marriage, thereby preventing married […]
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