Advantages of Pre-Nuptial Agreements fro same Sex Couples - Same sex couples face different challenges when deciding whether to get married. In many instances, the prospective spouses have their own careers, their own assets and own earnings...

With Gay Marriage Comes Gay Divorce - It’s not a subject that marriage-equality groups tend to trumpet on their websites, but gay couples are at the start of a divorce boom. One reason is obvious: More couples are eligible...

Same-Sex Divorce - A mediator can help divorcing couples reach agreements on parenting, child support, division of assets and debts and spousal support. For many couples, mediation is a better path than litigation because it saves time and money, and it allows spouses to work together to create an agreement that works for their family.

How the United States Supreme Court’s Decision on Gay Marriage Impacts Immigration - These far reaching implications include the ability for any married couple, where one spouse is not a US resident, to be sponsored by the US Citizen or Resident spouse. The petitions for the non-US resident spouse can also apply to sponsoring children under the age of 21of the non-US resident spouse...

New Considerations for Same Sex Couples in Light of the US Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage - Pre-nuptial agreements should always be considered when individuals who accumulated assets independently of their current union wish to protect those assets. This is especially true in many same sex partnerships where assets were not considered as part of the couple’s assets, although obtained during the time the couple may have been together...

Same-Sex Marriage Family Law Implications - Same sex couples may now benefit from federal and state income tax deductions, health care benefits, property ownership, work benefits and estate benefits. By legally marriage, same sex couples may also have to face some of the other not so pleasant issues that face heterosexual couples...

Same-Sex Marriage Immigration Implications - In the case of a same sex couple who are not yet married but engaged, the United States Citizen spouse is able to file for a fiance visa to bring the fiance to the United States, get married and then apply for the spouse’s lawful permanent residence...

At Last - Same Sex Marriage - Like divorce for other married couples, dissolving a Civil Union or same sex marriage can be costly if using the traditional divorce process. The process can drag out for months. There can be bitter fights over who gets the car, the couch, and how much time and when each party can spend with the child or children