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Keiba Shaw Media Statement on Tampa Same Sex Divorce Appeal
On May 29, 2015, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal released its opinion in the matter of Shaw v. Shaw. It determined that Florida should give full faith and credit to a same-sex marriage entered into under the laws of Massachusetts, … Continue reading
Florida Same-Sex Marriage – Will I Be On My Child’s Birth Certificate?
It has long been the law in Florida that when a child is born during an intact marriage between a man and a woman, the husband shall be placed on the birth certificate. Generally, this is the case even if … Continue reading
Is Florida’s Gay Adoption Ban Still On The Books?
Most people know that, for a long time, Florida did not permit gay individuals to adopt children. Florida’s adoption laws were and are mainly based on the best interests of the child. Even if a prospective adoptive parent were a convicted … Continue reading
Can I Now Divorce My Same-Sex Spouse in Florida?
Last week, Federal Judge Robert L. Hinkle clarified his ruling in Brenner v. Scott to state, definitively, that the U.S. Constitution requires Florida clerks of court to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This has brought great jubilation that marriage equality … Continue reading
Florida Same-Sex Annulment
As Florida does not currently recognize same-sex marriages, some judges have interpreted the state’s ban as precluding them from granting same-sex divorces. I am involved in a case in which two women married in Massachusetts, moved to Florida, and separated. … Continue reading
Tampa Same Sex Divorce Appeal: Text of Answer Brief
We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe – some people are smarter than others, some people have more opportunity because they’re born with it, some men make more money than … Continue reading
Attorney General Seeks to Prevent Tampa Same Sex Spouses’ Divorce
Florida Attorney General Pamela Bondi has filed a motion to intervene in my client’s same sex divorce matter. The parties married in Massachusetts, moved to Florida, came to a full settlement agreement via the Collaborative Divorce Process, and asked a Hillsborough … Continue reading
Tampa Same Sex Divorce Case First DOMA Challenge Certified to Florida Supreme Court
Can two women who were married in Massachusetts but now are residents of Florida divorce in Florida? That is the question that my Tampa client and her wife were looking to have answered in the affirmative. The trial judge determined … Continue reading
Florida Bar Family Law Section Moves To File Brief In Same Sex Divorce Appeal
The Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, representing over 4,000 attorneys and affiliate members, has decided to file a brief in a divorce appeal in favor of the right of same sex spouses in Florida to divorce. The Family Law Section … Continue reading
Tampa Tribune: Florida Gay Marriage and Gay Divorce Cases
As I wrote in a previous post, a Florida Circuit Court judge in Monroe County (in the Florida Keys) declared that Florida’s ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. Though that ruling was stayed (not put into effect) pending appeal, … Continue reading
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