Nontraditional families face many of the same issues faced by families with same-sex parents. However, the way the law affects family members can be slightly different. The case law on same-sex divorces is not as established. While same-sex divorce cases draw on hundreds of years of history, precedent-setting cases for LGBT couples do not go that far back in time.
With these legal rights often come complex legal matters. At Ilg & Devore, P.C., we are well prepared to handle them. Our Lowell, Massachusetts, law office represents LGBT couples throughout Massachusetts in a wide range of legal issues that affect them:
- Registration of domestic partnerships
- Dissolution of domestic partnerships
- Child custody and visitation issues for same-sex couples
- Adoption
- Alimony (spousal support)
- Division of retirement benefits, including military pensions
Massachusetts Family Law for Nontraditional Families
The state of Massachusetts recognizes domestic partnerships and civil unions, as well as out-of-state marriages for same-sex couples. In Massachusetts, gay and lesbian couples involved in civil unions have substantially the same rights and benefits of same-sex married couples. However, these rights and benefits can be complex because federal law does not yet recognize the validity of same-sex marriages.
Contact a Merrimack Valley LGBT Divorce Lawyer
Our law firm handles a wide range of family law issues so, as experienced lawyers, we are well equipped to help families throughout Massachusetts. Contact us at 978-319-4918 or toll free at 888-804-7996 for a confidential consultation with a Lowell same-sex divorce attorney.
