Maryland Daily Record » marriage http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 24 May 2013 19:18:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Same-sex domestic partners to lose state benefits http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/08/same-sex-domestic-partners-to-lose-state-benefits/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/08/same-sex-domestic-partners-to-lose-state-benefits/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 23:41:00 +0000 Capital News Service http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=239420 WASHINGTON — Maryland state employees in a same-sex domestic partnership will soon be unable to include their partner or their partner’s children on their health insurance, now that the state has legalized same-sex marriage. No new domestic partners will be able to enroll in state health benefits beginning in July, and in mid-2013, no domestic [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/08/same-sex-domestic-partners-to-lose-state-benefits/feed/ 0 States’ rights issue could doom DOMA  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/27/high-court-hears-case-on-federal-benefits-for-gays/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/27/high-court-hears-case-on-federal-benefits-for-gays/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:13:00 +0000 Lawyers USA http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=236419 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised on Wednesday to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act as an unconstitutional intrusion on the authority of states to regulate marriage. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/27/high-court-hears-case-on-federal-benefits-for-gays/feed/ 0 Supreme Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/26/justices-hear-arguments-on-calif-gay-marriage-ban/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/26/justices-hear-arguments-on-calif-gay-marriage-ban/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:01:27 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=236332 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready for a major national ruling on whether America’s gays and lesbians have a right to marry. The court’s first major examination [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/26/justices-hear-arguments-on-calif-gay-marriage-ban/feed/ 0 Battered wife wants contact, but CSA upholds judge’s ruling  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/28/battered-wife-wants-contact-but-csa-upholds-judges-ruling/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/28/battered-wife-wants-contact-but-csa-upholds-judges-ruling/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:11:07 +0000 Beth Moszkowicz http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=234631 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Court of Special Appeals ruling this week prohibiting direct contact between a domestic violence victim and her abuser highlights just how sharply divided women’s advocates remain on whether such intervention protects victims or deters them from reporting abuse. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/28/battered-wife-wants-contact-but-csa-upholds-judges-ruling/feed/ 0 Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/07/supreme-court-will-hear-gay-marriage-cases/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/07/supreme-court-will-hear-gay-marriage-cases/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:33:53 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=229527 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up California’s ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals. The justices said Friday they will review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down the state’s gay [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/07/supreme-court-will-hear-gay-marriage-cases/feed/ 0 Editorial Advisory Board: DREAM, marriage are good for Maryland  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/26/editorial-advisory-board-dream-marriage-are-good-for-maryland/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/26/editorial-advisory-board-dream-marriage-are-good-for-maryland/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:00:40 +0000 Editorial Advisory Board http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226574 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Last year, this board strongly encouraged the Maryland Legislature to pass two bills: one granting in-state tuition for children of undocumented immigrants and the other allowing same-sex couples to marry here. To its credit, the Legislature did exactly that. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/26/editorial-advisory-board-dream-marriage-are-good-for-maryland/feed/ 0 Gallaudet criticized for placing official on leave http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/11/gallaudet-criticized-for-placing-official-on-leave/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/11/gallaudet-criticized-for-placing-official-on-leave/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:39:41 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=225369 WASHINGTON — Groups on both sides of the gay marriage debate are speaking out against Gallaudet University in Washington. The statements come after an administrator was placed on leave because she signed a petition opposing gay marriage. Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign manager Josh Levin says Angela McCaskill “should be reinstated immediately” as chief diversity [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/11/gallaudet-criticized-for-placing-official-on-leave/feed/ 0 Same-sex marriage campaigns gearing up http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/11/same-sex-marriage-campaigns-gearing-up/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/11/same-sex-marriage-campaigns-gearing-up/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:03:58 +0000 Capital News Service http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223399 ANNAPOLIS — Gay rights activists, religious leaders and politicians are gearing up for two months of campaigning on the Maryland referendum to strike down same-sex marriage legislation that passed in March. Hot off the Republican and Democratic national conventions, volunteers will be staffing nightly phone banks, canvassing door-to-door and finding ways to make same-sex marriage [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/11/same-sex-marriage-campaigns-gearing-up/feed/ 0 Gary S. Williams: Protecting your financial future in divorce  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/01/gary-s-williams-protecting-your-financial-future-in-divorce/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/01/gary-s-williams-protecting-your-financial-future-in-divorce/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:00:22 +0000 Gary S. Williams http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=218393 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Divorce can be a complicated and challenging process in which details are easily overlooked. It is important to know the laws that shape divorce proceedings and to understand the impact they have on your assets. -Dividing the assets: Typically, everything you and your spouse acquired from the day you were married is subject to division. [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/01/gary-s-williams-protecting-your-financial-future-in-divorce/feed/ 0 Same-sex couples face host of tax dilemmas  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/14/same-sex-couples-face-host-of-tax-dilemmas/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/14/same-sex-couples-face-host-of-tax-dilemmas/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:20:06 +0000 Ben Mook http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=217365 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> OCEAN CITY — For same-sex couples, gaining the right to marry is just the beginning of a host of new challenges with federal and state taxes, estate planning and retirement plans. At the Maryland State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, a panel of attorneys painted a picture of a situation in flux as more [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/14/same-sex-couples-face-host-of-tax-dilemmas/feed/ 0