On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry and divorce in every State, including Florida. Florida’s longstanding public policy has firmly been against same-sex marriage, but with the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision, Florida’s laws now must give way to the rights of […]
New Appellate Opinion Clears the Way for Same-Sex Divorce Across the State of Florida The state of gay divorce in Florida has recently become significantly clearer. As the general public waits for an opinion to be issued by the United States Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges,1 the case which is expected to definitively resolve […]
While Florida news outlets are mainly reporting on the ability of gay Floridians to enter into a marriage, there is little discussion on the topic of dissolving one. Obviously, this lack of coverage is due to the issue of gay divorce being one that currently affects a relatively small number of people. However, the inability […]