Lawyering in the Legal Minefield After Goodridge
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Date: Friday, March 12, and May 13, 2004 2004
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM
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This is the second day of a two-part program intended to explore the legal issues which were created by the Supreme Judicial Court decision in the same-sex marriage case, Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health. We will also examine legislative responses to the decision. Part I explored the decision itself, with a discussion by the lawyers who argued the case. A panel discussion examined the issue of whether the decision must be given comity in other states and the application of the federal Defense of Marriage Act as well as constitutional issues which could arise in a legislative response to the decision. Part II of the program will explore the practical application of the decision to day to day legal practice. This will include analysis of support and custody issues in family cases, benefits issues under federal and state law, employment benefits, problems of estate planning and tax law, divorce and application of rules of evidence regarding marital privileges. There will be opportunities for attendees to ask questions throughout both parts of this program.
Who Should Attend:
Lawyers whose traditional practice includes clients from the Gay and Lesbian community, general practitioners interested in expanding their practice into that community, specialists in family law, estate planning and benefits lawyers whose practice is likely to be impacted by the same-sex marriage decision and judges interested in the constitutional and practical issues raised by the decision.
Attend and Learn:
- The impact of full faith and credit on marriage, divorce and financial orders
- Application of the Defense of Marriage Act
- Application of Federal and Massachusetts benefits, tax and other laws
- Is a state constitutional amendment subject to a Romer v. Evans type challenge?
- Applying traditional benefit, support and custody law to same-sex marriage
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Professor Charles P. Kindregan, Jr., Chair
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Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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Michelle B. Carron, Esq.
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Adjunct Faculty, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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Russell A. Gaudreau, Jr., Esq.
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Ropes & Gray, LLP, Boston, MA |
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Honorable Spencer M. Kagan
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Massachusetts Probate & Family Court |
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Mary L. Bonauto, Esq.
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GLAD, Boston, MA |
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Professor Libby Adler
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Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 4:00 |
Welcome, Introductions & Update-including developments concerning the Federal Defense of Marriage Act |
Professor Charles P. Kindregan and Mary Bonauto, Esq.
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| 4:30 |
Employee Benefits-ERISA issues, health care insurance, domestic partners benefits |
Russell A. Gaudreau, Esq.
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| 5:00 |
Problems in Estate Planning-traps for the unwary, deemed children, estate tax, marital deductions |
Michelle B. Carron, Esq.
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| 5:30 |
Q & A and Discussion |
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| 6:00 |
Ending Same-Sex Marriages by Divorce; Support & Custody Issues |
Honorable Spencer Kagan, Professor Libby Adler and Professor Charles P. Kindregan
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| 6:45 |
Other Practical Legal Problems |
Entire Panel
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| Date: |
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Friday, March 12, and May 13, 2004 2004 |
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Tuition is $149. Course book and refreshments included in the tuition charge. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please submit a written request via fax 617-305-3099.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE Credit in NY, RI, NH, VT & ME.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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