On June 26, 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled on the Windsor case, which stated that the Federal Government had to recognize the marriage of Eddie Windsor and Thea Spyer for purposes of inheritance taxes. That case opened the flood gates for cases to be filed across the country asking for same-sex marriages to be allowed and to be recognized … Continue reading One year since Love v Beshear
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Bankruptcy filings
The Fauver Law Office assists people in both Kentucky and Southern Indiana file bankruptcy, both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. It used to be that you would have to file a Chapter 13, which means making monthly payments for up to 5 years, in order to keep your house and/or car. That changed in 2008. … Continue reading Bankruptcy filings
Alabama stays same-sex marriage
I was going to post about something that Judge Greg Norris (president of the Alabama Probate Judges Association) said, but it is moot know that there is a two week hold on issuing marriage license in Alabama, effective today. What I was going to say was that when a Judge states that the ruling by … Continue reading Alabama stays same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court ruling from 1/16/15
We are on our way to the Supreme Court. On January 16, 2015, the US Supreme Court has granted cert for the cases from the 6th Circuit. This means that the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments on the cases from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee regarding the bans on same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments … Continue reading The Supreme Court ruling from 1/16/15
First same-sex divorce in Kentucky
The first same-sex divorce has been finalized in Kentucky, and with the client’s permission I am printing this: My wife and I were legally married in Boston, MA in 2009. I am seeking a divorce from my wife, but because the State of Kentucky does not recognize same-sex marriage, I cannot (at this time) get … Continue reading First same-sex divorce in Kentucky
Waiting on the Supreme Court
Tomorrow the Supreme Court sits to decide if they are going to hear the cases from Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee. The Justices can decide to hear all the cases, some of the cases or none of the cases. If the Justices decide to hear none of the cases at this point, and deny hearing … Continue reading Waiting on the Supreme Court
Good-bye 2014
2014 has been a busy year for the office. We have handled everything from continuing to litigate our client’s rights to be married to whom the choose, be it someone of the same gender or another gender, marriages, divorces, adoptions, terminations of parental rights, child support and more. Those are just the family law issues. … Continue reading Good-bye 2014
American Tonight
The case being referred to by some as the “Roe v Wade” of gay marriage. In an interview with Michael DeLeon and Greg Bourke, you can here from one of the couples in this case. http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/2014/12/exclusive-the-roevwadeofgaymarriagepartone.html
Joe Dunman’s post re the case from his blog post
As a disclaimer, Joe is one of the attorneys on the Bourke v Beshear and Love v Beshear cases and this is a link to his blog. http://www.joedunmanlaw.com/blog/2014/12/9/same-sex-marriage-kentucky-governor-supports-supreme-court-review
The Scotus Blog
Kentucky supports same-sex marriage review (UPDATED) Lyle Denniston Reporter Posted Tue, December 9th, 2014 6:17 pm Email Lyle Bio & Post Archive » Kentucky supports same-sex marriage review (UPDATED) UPDATED Wednesday 2:54 p.m. The Supreme Court has not yet scheduled any of the new same-sex marriage cases for consideration at the January 9 Conference, according … Continue reading The Scotus Blog