Same-sex Couples & Divorce

The U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 2015. Same-sex marriage finally became lawful in Michigan and every other state in the country once the justices entered their ruling. At least 491,000 same-sex couples have taken the plunge and...

Since marriage between same-sex couples became legal, same-sex divorces became an inevitability. Many people believe that the Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage leveled the playing field for gay couples. However, that is not always the case.On the surface, a...

The lingering effects of marriage inequality are still hanging on, even though same-sex marriages have been legal throughout the United States since 2015 -- especially for older same-sex couples who may now be divorcing. If your same-sex marriage is ending, here are...

Same-sex couples once lacked the legal right to marry -- and they struggled so long to obtain that right that a couple who finds themselves unhappily wed may feel guilty about wanting a divorce. That guilt can come from both inside and outside the marriage. On the...

Same-sex couples fought so long for the right to legally marry that many same-sex couples feel particularly disappointed when their marriages fall apart.Divorce for same sex-couples can be complicated -- more complicated than marriage right now. That's largely due to...

For a lot of older same-sex couples, the right to legally marry was supposed to be the key to their "happily ever after." Unfortunately, all marriages are subject to stressors and failures. However, there's some additional pain and stigma associated with same-sex...