Same Sex Marriage Primer

Marriage involving a same sex couple is now legal in California. There have been many questions as to how this is handled. Please click here to open up a question and answer sheet prepared by a coalition of agencies interested in these issues.

Remember any relationship should involve asking threshold questions about estate planning too.

You always want to have the appropriate documents in place to answer the question -- what happens when I die? It does not matter who you are... everyone needs to be protected and to have things in place for their loved ones.

If you click on the attachment, please note that it is being provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP on any related issues.

Comments

[David Little]

Jennifer,

Very informative post! The FAQ is a great resource. On a somewhat related topic, the Tax Prof Blog (http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2008/09/terry-separate.html) has a post questioning the validity of the IRS' discrimination against domestic partners (and presumably same sex marriages under the Defense of Marriage Act). A small step toward breaking down the double standard set by the DOMA.