Implications of DOMA and Prop 8 Rulings: The new frontier in same-sex family law and estate planning

Implications of DOMA and Prop 8 Rulings: The new frontier in same-sex family law and estate planning

On June 26, 2013 the United States Supreme Court issued the long anticipated rulings in the first marriage cases to reach the high court – United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307, and Hollingsworth v. Perry, No. 12-144.  Taken together, the decisions represent a significant step in the central civil rights issue of this era – the rights and responsibilities of same sex couples to marry and to raise children.

Please join BALIF and JAMS for a complimentary panel discussion that will address the immediate family law and financial planning implications of these decisions and the questions that remain.  Topics to be addressed include:

• Overview of Windsor and Perry rulings and questions that remain
• Key issues in pending Ninth Circuit cases
• Financial planning issues for California residents before and after DOMA, including estate plans, ERISA, and estate, income and gift tax issues
•  Issues for California employer benefit plans
• The impact of the cases on dissolution actions and resolving disputes in an ADR setting

Speakers:

Edward P. Joy, Attorney at Law, Estate Planning, Probate & Probate Litigation
Nickolas A. Kacprowski, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Hon. Catherine Gallagher (Ret.), JAMS

Hon. Patrick J. Mahoney (Ret.), JAMS

Date and Time:
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Registration:  5:00-5:30pm
Program: 5:30-6:30pm
Reception to follow.

CLE:

1.0 General MCLE credit to be provided.

Location:

JAMS

Two Embarcadero Center

Suite 1500

San Francisco, CA 94111

RSVP:

Please RSVP above on the BALIF Site.