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Presumption of Parentage for Child Born During Same-Sex Marriage

Child born during a same-sex marriage is presumed to be the child of both parents, even though Pennsylvania did not recognize the validity of same-sex marriages when the child was conceived and born. Bossler v. Ebling, 12 Fid.Rep. 362 (C.P. … Continue reading →

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Presumption of Paternity Applies to Same-Sex Marriages

The presumption that a child born during a marriage is the child of both parents applies even in same-sex marriages, and so the non-birth parent has standing in a dependency hearing over the child. In the Interest of: A.M., a … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Parents and Birth Certificates

It is a violation of due process for a state to refuse to put the name of the wife of a birth mother on a birth certificate if the state would put the name of a husband on a birth … Continue reading →

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Pre-2005 Same-Sex Common Law Marriage is Valid

A same-sex couple could enter into a valid common law marriage before 2005, and the evidence supported the existence of the marriage.  In re: Estate of Stephen Carter, 159 A.3d 970, 2017 PA Super 104 (2017). … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Common Law Marriage not Proved

Surviving “life partner” is not entitled to 0% spousal inheritance tax rate, despite years of continuous cohabitation, when there was no evidence that the parties had ever contracted to marry by exchanging verba in praesenti.  Gessner Estate, 7 Fid.Rep.3d 72 … Continue reading →

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Dissolution of Vermont Civil Union

Pennsylvania courts have jurisdiction to dissolve a Vermont civil union because it is the “functional equivalent” of marriage.  Neyman v. Buckley, 2016 PA Super 307 (12/28/2016).  (The Montgomery Co. Court of Common Pleas had reached the opposite conclusion in Corrado v. … Continue reading →

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Annulment of Adult Adoption

Although the Adoption Act contains no provisions allowing an adult adoption to be annulled, the Orphans’ Court nevertheless has the power to annul an adult adoption with the consent of both parties in order to allow the parties to enter … Continue reading →

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Civil Union is not Marriage

A same-sex civil union entered into in Vermont is not a marriage under Vermont law and not a marriage under Pennsylvania law, so Pennsylvania divorce law does not apply.  Corrado v. Musto, 6 Fid.Rep.3d 237, 153 Montg. 173, No. 2015-14981 … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Marriages and Employee Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice providing guidance on the application of the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015), to retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Common Law Marriage Recognized

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Daniel EvansAugust 5, 2015

An Orphans’ Court judge has entered an order declaring to be valid a same-sex common law marriage entered into before common law marriages were abolished in Pennsylvania in 2005. The case is Estate of Kimberly M. Underwood, No. 2014-E0681 (O.C. … Continue reading →

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