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In a landmark decision handed down early on Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that same-sex couples are allowed to marry no matter where they live and that states may no longer restrict this right to...
Virginia Code Sec. 20-109(A) provides for the termination of a spousal support obligation "based upon clear and convincing evidence that the spouse receiving support has been habitually cohabiting with another person in a relationship analogous to a marriage for one...
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear four new cases regarding same-sex marriage. The case will be argued this April and a decision is expected in June. The Court will hear argument on two issues: 1. Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state...
Maddox & Gerock encourages all Virginia family law attorneys to attend this amazing advanced family law retreat: Tying & Untying the Knot: Advocating Same Sex Family Law Issues. It will take place on February 20-21, 2015 at the Boar's Head Inn,...
Last week, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit broke with a wide array of other federal courts when it upheld bans on same-sex marriage in four states: Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky. This decision directly conflicts with the Federal Courts of...
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review the ruling which declared Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. As a result, same-sex couples may now officially get married in Virginia. You can read more about this here:...
By Scott Weinbaum A panel of federal court of appeals judges has refused to stay its recent decision striking Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage. You can read more about it here:...
By Scott Weinbaum Earlier today (7/27/14), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond struck down the Commonwealth's statewide ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. States impacted include Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia...
Virginia's Marriage Laws (Article I, § 15-A of the Virginia Constitution and §§ 20-45.2 and 20-45.3 of the Virginia Code) prohibit same-sex marriages from occurring in Virginia and also prohibit lawful same-sex marriages entered into elsewhere from...
The newly elected democratic attorney general, Mark Herring, has announced that he will fight the Virginia same-sex marriage ban and support couples to intend to challenge the ban, as he concluded the ban is unconstitutional. See the full article here
