Archives: Same Sex Marriage

On March 1, 2018, Loeb & Herman will debut Wisconsin Family Law Case Finder, a subscription based legal research service specifically designed for family law attorneys.

Surrogacy case is a “man bites dog” story which provides some lessons about our legal system.

There is absolutely no question that the clerk is simply wrong. She swore an oath to obey the law – not just those laws she agrees with.

In general, I agree with Judge Kennedy’s majority decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex couples have a right to marry.

The potential chaos if the US Supreme Court rules against same sex marriage.

My latest column in the Wisconsin Law Journal is my somewhat whimsical speculation on same-sex divorce.

With same-sex marriage now legal in 36 states — and probably legal in all 50 after the U.S. Supreme Court rules next summer — same-sex divorces will follow in due course. Will there be any differences between opposite-sex divorces and same-sex divorces?

Since the 5th Circuit ruling was not stayed, same-sex couples are now routinely getting marriage in Wisconsin (and elsewhere).

While I do not profess to be an expert on Wisconsin constitutional law, please explain to me how a domestic partnership law is not “similar” to a legal status for marriage?

I do believe that at some point, same-sex marriages will be recognized everywhere but Judge Crabb’s ruling is going to be reviewed and could be overturned.