Civil Unions in Illinois The primary purpose of Illinois’ civil union law is to give same-sex couples the same rights and benefits allowed to heterosexual couples. Interestingly, Illinois’ law allows heterosexual couples the option of a civil union over marriage. Thus couples in marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships are all treated equally under Illinois law. This equality, however, does not necessarily extend outside the state, because of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (“... Read more ...
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GAY MARRIAGE AND A PRESIDENTIAL FIRST
Obama-supports-same-sex-marriage President Barack Obama made a public statement to ABC news endorsing same-sex marriage. That day, Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 will stand as a significant date in American history…for the first time in United States history, a sitting president has not only voiced a clear opinion on the topic of gay and lesbian marriage, but he also made a statement of support towards this issue. This is a long time coming for Obama, who publically favored same-sex marriage... Read more ...
MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN ILLINOIS
Marriage-Equality-Is-Here-In-Illinois Converting-Civil-Unions-to-Marriage-In-Illinois Marriage equality has reached Illinois and Cook County. As of June 1, the over 23,000 same-sex couples living in Illinois can legally be married throughout their state. Exactly two years before this date, Illinois began to recognize civil unions. However, on November 20, 2013, Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed the Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act bill into law to legalize same-sex marr... Read more ...
Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Very exciting news: After years of practice and months of preparing for exams, I’ve been accepted as a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The AAML was founded nearly fifty years ago to promote the highest degree of professionalism and excellence in the practice of family law in Chicago. The Academy Fellows are a select group of 1600 divorce attorneys across the nation recognized top family lawyers with a high level of knowledge,... Read more ...
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