Archives for Gay Marriage & Money - Page 6
Big Love, Alimony and Same-Sex Marriage
"Congratulations gay people -- you are about to discover the joys of alimony." -- Craig Ferguson, on legalizing gay marriage Jeanine and I only watch television once a week and…
Not Quite Freedom for All When It Comes to Same-Sex Marriage
It's a strange coincidence that I had to serve jury duty on Valentine's Day. As I was sitting through the jury selection process, listening to people try to weasel their…
Wedding & Commitment Rings for Gays & Lesbians
"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery We're still not pregnant but throughout our baby-making attempts…
California Registered Domestic Partners Must File Married Tax Returns
Beginning January 1st, 2007 California tax law requires registered domestic partners to use the same filing status as married couples. This is a moment many of us have been waiting…
Separate but equal?
I met my boyfriend last year and we really hit it off like a house on fire, the whole "love at first sight" thing. I can't get enough of this…
Straight Partnerships: Saying No to Marriage
About a year ago, I started reading an anonymous family finance blog called Tired but happy. At first, I thought it was written by a gay woman because she referred…
Marriage Equality: LGBT Advice
"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other." -- Jane Austen The other day, Maggie Gallagher wrote an opinion piece for Yahoo about the upcoming Marriage…