Ultimately, with more marriages can come more divorces as well as more pre-nup contracts to draw up. Vice President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Alton Abramowitz says, “A spike in divorce cases isn’t likely to emerge for at least five years.” This is when most marriages are starting to experience stress. He believes divorce lawyers in states that have legalized gay marriage have yet to see splits because the change is too recent.

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With a historic vote by its Legislature late Friday, New York became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage since Massachusetts led the way, under court order, in 2004.  As the celebrations continued in New York on Saturday for the passage of the same-sex marriage bill many Americans feel as though the tide is changing with regard to this highly publicized  issue.

However amidst all of the hoopla and celebration, we must remain cognizant of what exactly this means for same sex couples, aside from the sentimental aspect there are legitimate legal ramifications. Dr. M. V. Lee Badgett, an economist and associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has devoted countless hours to her study of the impact of same-sex legal marriage on same-sex couples. According to Badgett here are some of the challenges which same sex couples in New York can now happily avoid:

• costs of supporting two households, travel, or emigration out of the U.S. for an American citizen unable to legally marry a non-U.S. citizen
• higher taxes: unlike a company’s contribution to an employee’s spouse’s health insurance, domestic partner benefits are taxed as additional compensation
• legal costs associated with obtaining domestic partner documents to gain some of the power of attorney, health care decision-making, and inheritance rights granted through legal marriage
• higher health costs associated with lack of insurance and preventative care: 20% of same-sex couples have a member who is uninsured compared to 10% of married opposite-sex couples
• current tax law allows a spouse to inherit an unlimited amount from the deceased without incurring an estate tax but an unmarried partner would have to pay the estate tax on the inheritance from her/his partner
• same-sex couples are not eligible to file jointly or separately as a married couple and thus cannot take the advantages of lower tax rates when the individual income of the partners differs significantly.

Read more about Badgett’s study here: Lezgetreal.com

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Although New York State does not recognize gay marriage, New York courts have just begun to dissolve same sex civil unions issued in other jurisdictions.

Civil unions between gay / same sex couples can be dissolved in New York State, in other words you and your partner can get a same sex divorce in New York.

Same sex civil unions are one of the many ways that same sex couples, fighting for equality, have used to signify commitment to a relationship.  If the civil union no longer works, you and your partner are able to dissolve the same sex civil union through the New York courts.

For a free initial consultation with our law office regarding how we can help you dissolve your civil union via an affordable and stream lined dissolution process, call us toll-free at (866) 830-2064.

New York courts have recently begun to issue same sex divorces.  This is a new and exciting area of law that our New York same sex divorce law firm has been well entrenched in since its outset.

Although New York State law does not allow same sex gay or lesbian couples to get married in New York, New York courts have begun to issue same sex gay and lesbian divorces.

Our New York gay and lesbian divorce lawyers has successfully handled numerous same sex gay and lesbian divorces since the New York courts have started to issue the dissolution of same sex marriages.

If you and your partner were officially married in another state or country, as long as you meet New York’s divorce residency requirements, they will issue you a same sex divorce.

If you would like more information on New York same sex gay and lesbian divorce, call our law firm today to schedule your free initial phone consultation.  Our direct toll-free number is (866) 830-2064.

A strange fact: Although New York State doesn’t permit same sex marriage, New York court’s will divorce same sex couples.

Our New York divorce lawyers have the experience needed to handle your same sex divorce effectively.  Gay and lesbian divorce is not permitted in many states, and New York court’s have just begun to hear such matters.

If you and your partner were validly married or entered a civil union elsewhere, New York courts will issue you a divorce.

Same sex marriage and divorce is a cutting edge  area of the law that is still developing.  Our law firm has handled many same sex New York divorces successfully.  It is important that you have an experienced New York same sex divorce lawyer on your side to help you through the difficult process of divorcing your partner.

Contact our same sex divorce lawyers to learn about how we can help you get an affordable New York gay divorce by contacting us toll-free at (866) 830-2064.