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Trusts & Estates

Jul. 6, 2013

Critical time for same-sex couples to review estate plans

The 9th Circuit moved quickly to lift its stay of the decision striking down Prop. 8. Now many plans will need changes, some of which will be significant. By Susan von Herrmann, Brett David Zudekoff and Katelyn Elizabeth Keegan


By Susan von Herrmann, Brett David Zudekoff and Katelyn Elizabeth Keegan


After the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor, same-sex couples again have the right to marry in California and are now eligible for and subject to more than 1,100 rights and responsibilities that federal law provides. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals moved quickly to lift its stay of Judge Vaughn R. Walker's decisi...

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