Tag Archives: gay and lesbian parents

Florida Same-Sex Marriage – Will I Be On My Child’s Birth Certificate?

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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 →

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Is Florida’s Gay Adoption Ban Still On The Books?

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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 →

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Can I Now Divorce My Same-Sex Spouse in Florida?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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 →

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Tampa Same Sex Divorce Appeal: Text of Answer Brief

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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 →

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Attorney General Seeks to Prevent Tampa Same Sex Spouses’ Divorce

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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 →

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Florida Bar Family Law Section Moves To File Brief In Same Sex Divorce Appeal

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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 →

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Tampa Tribune: Florida Gay Marriage and Gay Divorce Cases

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

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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BREAKING NEWS – Florida Judge Permits Same Sex Marriage Licenses in Florida Keys

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

Yet another judge has declared a ban on same sex marriages to be unconstitutional, and this one occurred right here in Florida.  The Honorable Luis M. Garcia found the law preventing the Clerk of Monroe County from issuing marriage licenses to same … Continue reading →

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Texas Judge Rules Denial of Same Sex Divorce Unconstitutional

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

In a case with many similarities to the Florida same sex divorce matter being deliberated here in Tampa, a district judge in Texas has ruled that, despite that state’s same sex marriage ban, two women should be permitted to divorce. … Continue reading →

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Tampa Same Sex Divorce and Collaborative Practice

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

I have recently been involved in a Tampa family law matter that has made a couple of headlines lately. I represent a client who married her wife in Massachusetts, they moved to Florida, and ultimately they decided that their same … Continue reading →

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