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Bucks County PA enters Same Sex Marriage and Common Law Era

By Elissa C. Goldberg / July 30, 2015

The Supreme Court’s Same Sex marriage ruling in June has had its first impact on the interpretation of common law marriage in Bucks County, PA jurisprudence. Bucks County Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr. issued a ruling reported in the Courier Times July 30 allowing that two women who weren’t legally married but lived as spouses for 12…

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Marriage Equality Questions in Family Law

By Elissa C. Goldberg / July 2, 2015

Flags have been getting a lot of attention recently. There is the American flag, in anticipation of the Fourth of July, and the Confederate flag, which has again become a topic of public debate; yet none have received quite as much attention as the rainbow flag, which proudly hung from homes and businesses across America…

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Same Sex Marriage and Family Law in Bucks County PA

By Elissa C. Goldberg / June 29, 2015

Last week’s Supreme Court decision was a landmark of Family Law. In a 5-4 decision, the court has now effectively concluded the public dialogue about whether people of the same sex can legally marry. As of June 26, 2015, the answer is, Yes, same sex couples anywhere in the United States may marry – and…

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