Since 2015, same-sex couples in California have had the legal right to marry. Same-sex couples who get married will have the same legal rights as opposite-sex couples in California. Therefore, the process of getting a divorce is the same for all married couples in...
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Same-Sex Couples & Divorce
Should same-sex couples approach divorce differently?
California has long been at the forefront of legal changes to advance the rights of same-sex couples. For years, same-sex couples fought for the right to marry. Now, they have that right. With the right to marry comes the right to divorce. Should same-sex couples...
Guiding you through a same-sex divorce
While same-sex marriages have not been legal as long as heterosexual marriages, both unions can end in divorce. Despite this similarity, same-sex marriages do not encounter all the same issues during a dissolution. This does not make them any less emotional and...
Fault Divorce: No good for anyone
Fault divorce prolongs conflict, increases expenses, and hinders healing, making it detrimental to both parties involved, highlighting the need for a no-fault divorce system.
The benefits of a mediated divorce for same-sex couples
Every divorce is unique, just as every marriage is unique. No two couples place the exact same level of importance on every issue that arises during a divorce. Different compromises must be reached to achieve a result both parties can accept. Mediation is a way to...
Same-sex couples face unique divorce issues
In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the nation, although it had already been legalized in California earlier. However, with same-sex marriage comes same-sex divorce. Same-sex couples seeking a divorce face unique legal issues that other...
Common questions about same-sex divorces in California
Since the Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage across the United States has gone into effect, hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples have been married. But just like heterosexual couples, not all marriages last forever. When a same-sex couple in California...
What issues are unique to a same-sex divorce?
The 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage legal in the U.S. Nevertheless, any couple in Riverside could find that their marriage is failing, and they are better off divorcing. However, those in a same-sex marriage may face divorce...
The legal challenges of same-sex divorce
Although same-sex marriage has now been legal in the United States since 2015, divorce for same-sex couples can be quite complex, especially for couples who were together before marriage was legal in their state. Same-sex couples going through a divorce follow the...
What issues will same-sex couples face if they decide to divorce?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges case legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, although California had legalized same-sex marriage years before that landmark ruling. However, same-sex couples going through a divorce in the Riverside...