CLE on Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples
ALI CLE is sponsoring atelephone seminar/audio webcast entitled In the Wake ofWindsor and Perry: Estate Planning for Same Sex andUnmarried Couples on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 CT.Provided below is a description of this program:
For the 130,000 married same-sex couples in the U.S. today, theSupreme Court’s Windsor ruling is monumental, while the holding in Perry,a dismissal, avoided the larger question of whether same-sex marriage statebans can survive constitutional scrutiny under the equal protection clause.While these recent Supreme Court decisions answer many questions for estateplanning practitioners, they also raise new considerations for their same-sexand unmarried couple clients.
Join expert faculty in this timely CLE program as they examinethe legal and social significance of these groundbreaking Supreme Courtdecisions, uncover the myriad unique estate planning issues raised for same-sexand unmarried couples, and offer practical guidance on key components of aneffective estate plan for such couples.
Topics include:
- Windsor: understanding the federal and state implications of invalidating section 3 – but not section 2 – of the federal Defense of Marriage Act
- Perry: the unanswered questions and the viability of other state bans on same-sex marriage
- creative estate planning solutions for same-sex couples and unmarried couples who choose not to marry
- variations among state protections that differ from federal standards
- asset protections, child-rearing, and end of life considerations
- and much more!