While we rightfully have focused initially on the matter of “simple dignity” of giving same sex couples the equal right to marry as heterosexual couples,…
In an historic decision last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Obergefell v. Hodges, that states may no longer define marriage as exclusively between…
At a time when we wait to hear whether the Supreme Court will legalize same sex marriage throughout the nation, we also have a story…

This week the Missouri Supreme Court decided its first same sex marriage case, M.S. v. D.S.
We discussed last week the decision now pending before the Missouri Supreme Court with regard to granting a divorce to a same sex couple lawfully…
This week, the Missouri Supreme Court heard the first of what could be several cases that will define the scope of recognition of same-sex marriage…
Up until recently, with the growing tide of states recognizing same sex marriages and the likelihood that the Supreme Court will in the next year…
Yesterday, Circuit Court Judge Rex Burlison became the second judge in the State of Missouri to find unconstitutional the statutes and constitutional amendment defining marriage…
Last week we discussed in this post the existing roadblocks that many same sex couples face in seeking a divorce when the state in which…
Currently, same sex marriage is now legal in 19 states and the District of Columbia, and lawsuits are pending in every state that has not…