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SCOTUS and Same Sex Marriage

January 21, 2015 · by · in American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, MA Family Law Attorney, salem ma divorce attorney, Same Sex Marriage, SCOTUS, worcester ma divorce attorney · Leave a comment

To all of you, I wish a happy, healthy, prosperous new year.  There are several matters that are particularly exciting in which I am involved. Although I have been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, especially the Massachusetts Chapter, since June 10, 1990, and had held office as well as participated on […]

DOMA

June 28, 2013 · by · in Andover MA, appeals, Cambridge MA, DOMA, Equal Rights, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Federal Rights, LGBT, Middlesex County, Salem MA, SCOTUS, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

THE UNITED STATES: STILL THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD What a truly momentous decision that was issued by the United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2013. DOMA, known as the Defense of Marriage Act, was held to be unconstitutional. This law enacted by Congress in 1996 that limited marriage to one man and […]