Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida law holds that a short-term marriage is one that lasts for 7 or less years in accordance with Florida Statute 61.08(4). If a marriage is for less than seven (7) years, then the court may find that certain…
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed appeals on two rulings by a Massachusetts judge who called the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional because it denies federal benefits to gay couples that marry. In July, U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled in two separate cases that DOMA is…
A Newsweek report on the latest results from the Constructing the Family Surveys shows that for the first time, a majority of Americans (52 percent) support gay marriage and 68 percent believe that gays with children qualify as families. Four universities launched the survey, which monitors Americans’ opinions on what…