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

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<