By Anthony Hoover In June 2015, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, in K.T. v. L.S. , provided partial child custody to the children's paternal grandparents over mother's objection[ enhanced opinion available to lexis.com subscribers | Lexis Advance ] . The two children in this matter were born in September 2007 and March 2009. In December 2007, the children's mother and father, and the oldest child, resided...

By Anthony Hoover In the 2015 Pennsylvania Superior Court Non-precedential Decision, De Boer v. Pott, the Court confirmed husband's right to seek attorney's fees against wife due to wife's failure to comply with the parties' prenuptial agreement[ enhanced opinion available to lexis.com subscribers | Lexis Advance ]. On July 10, 2003, husband and wife signed a prenuptial agreement and were married...

By Anthony Hoover In 1993, Pennsylvania passed a law that provided courts the authority to require parents to pay college expenses for their children (23 Pa.C.S. § 4327). In 1995, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Curtis v. Kline , held that the 1993 statute was unconstitutional [ enhanced opinion available to lexix.com subscribers ]. The Pennsylvania Supreme court found that the law violated the equal protection...

By Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional Litigation Q: Now that DOMA is gone what will it mean for my family? A: The victory at the Supreme Court was an amazing time for our community but we also know there will be a lot of questions in the weeks and months ahead. There are more than 1,100 places in federal law where a protection or responsibility is based on marital status. Federal agencies—large bureaucracies—may...

Por Susan Sommer, Directora de litigio constitucional para Lambda Legal P: Ahora que DOMA ha desaparecido, ¿qué significa para mi familia? A: La victoria en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos fue un tiempo increíble para nuestra comunidad, pero también sabemos que habrá un montón de preguntas en las próximas semanas y meses. Hay más de 1,100 puntos en la...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) In a 5-to-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 struck down as unconstitutional Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as the legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife for purposes of all federal statutes. The decision means that same sex couples married in states that recognize same-sex marriage as legal cannot be denied...