Opponents of a Maryland same-sex marriage bill are preparing for its passage in the General Assembly by directing their efforts to a referendum that would delay implementation of the measure until December 2012 at the earliest. The bill, called the Civil Marriage Protection Act, passed the state Senate on Thursday and is before the House of Delegates, where supporters say they are only a handful of votes short of the 71 needed to approve the measure. Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, has indicated that he would sign the bill.
Changes in the status of same-sex marriage and civil unions have occurred over the past year in some states, while in other states legislation has been recently introduced. Below is a listing of the current status of laws regarding same- sex marriage and civil unions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. While I have attempted to be as accurate as possible, sources are not completely in agreement, and I suggest that if it is critical for a reader to ascertain the exact status in a particular jurisdiction, official state sources be consulted.
William B. Jacoby, 43, of 401 Eden Road, Apt. X4, son of the late Richard Jacoby and the late Theresa Loar, and Angela L. McComsey, 34, of 166 Hampden Drive, Mountville, daughter of Robert and Patricia McComsey. Tracy D. Hairston, 40, of 1604 Summit Ave., Willow Grove, son of Bernice Hairston and the late William Hairston, and Shantae D. Williams, 36, of 2162 Oak Hollow Drive, Columbia, daughter of Eli and Kim Williams.
The following have applied for in the Lancaster County Courthouse: Christopher M. Trendler, 29, of 480 Crosswinds Drive, Lititz, son of John and Gail Trendler, and Kayla M. Bowen, 27, same address, daughter of Raymond and Katsuko Bowen.
Introduction. I. Legal Consequences Of Unmarried Cohabitation. A. The Traditional Legal Treatment of Unmarried Cohabitants. B. Recent Recognition of Limited Legal Consequences of Unmarried Cohabitation. 1. Property Rights. 2. Domestic Violence. 3. Housing Discrimination. II. The Marital Privileges. A. The Spousal Testimonial Privilege. B. The Marital Communication Privilege. C. A Closer Look at the Purpose of the Marital Privileges. III. Recognizing A Cohabiting-Parent Privilege. A. Protecting Children of Unmarried Cohabitants. 1. The Effects of Parental Separation. 2. The Instability of Unmarried Cohabitation. 3. Protecting Children of Same-Sex Couples. 4. The Cohabiting-Parent Privilege Would Not Endanger Children. B. The Cohabiting-Parent Privilege Would Not Undermine Marriage. 1. Th...
The federal income tax system treats married couples as if each spouse earned approximately one-half of the couple's combined income through a mechanism called "income splitting." For many one-earner and unequal-earner couples, income splitting produces a significant advantage, a "marriage bonus," by shifting income from higher to lower rate brackets. Marriage-based income splitting relies on a presumption that marriage is a good indicator of economic unity between two taxpayers. It is not. Marriage does not require spousal sharing, and many unmarried couples share everything they earn. As a result, the current system extends the benefit of income splitting to some taxpayers who do not deserve it while withholding it from others who do. Because marriage is a poor proxy for economic unit...
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