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Obergefell: The Final Word (But Not Really) on Same-Sex Marriage

Obergefell: The Final Word (But Not Really) on Same-Sex Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling has repercussions involving property transfers and devises
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On June 26, 2015, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Obergefell et al. v. Hodges et al.,1 many practitioners believed that, together with United States v. Windsor,2 all debates on same-sex marriage had finally ended. To a large degree, at least as to the legality issue, that’s true. However, unbeknownst to many practitioners, beneath the decision lurks a series of thought-provoking repercussions involving property transfers and devises.3<

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