The Supreme Court will come out with a decision this month that could potentially legalize same-sex marriage marriages nationwide. If the Supreme Court does rule in favor of same-sex marriage it will impact affected couples in a number of ways. Married same-sex couples will be able to file joint tax returns. The upcoming Supreme Court decision would also cause major changes in the way States will treat same-sex estate planning and divorces. Same-sex couples would also be treated equally to heterosexual couples on matters dealing with social security and veterans’ benefits. A change in the law would also give same-sex spouses the ability to make important medical decisions.
See Tara Siegel Bernard, The Same-Sex Marriage Decision: What’s at Stake for Couples, The New York Times, June 14, 2015.
Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.
