Protecting Clients, Their Families And Their Legacies
Most people sign a will to keep family conflict out of the courtroom. Litigation still happens when a will leaves room for doubt, surprise or exclusion. Below are three common triggers for will challenges, plus practical steps that reduce risk. 1) Lack of capacity at...
A home is more than just a financial investment. For many LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, it is a hard-won sanctuary from a world that is not always accepting. That sanctuary can vanish overnight if the legal owner passes away without a formal plan. In many cases, the...
Same-sex couples in Colorado have many of the same rights and legal protections as any other couples. However, the one area in which their marriages differ from heterosexual relationships is the inability to share biological children. Same-sex couples sometimes use...
As a person who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, it is important that you understand how to set up your estate plan in a way that is beneficial to you and your partner. Many LGBTQ+ people do not choose to get married, so they may not have many of the same legal...
We have been receiving a lot of questions from our clients and community members wondering what the recent election of Trump means to their legal rights. The answers are complex and not entirely known at this point. However, here is some of the information we can...
On July 15, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner (EEOC) issued a decision, in a 3-2 vote, that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act forbids sexual orientation discrimination in employment as a form of gender discrimination. This decision comes three...
No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners demonstrate, marriage...
The Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari on marriage equality appeals from several federal appellate courts, including the Tenth Circuit. Those cases involved decisions from Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin. Thus, in those states, the...
President Obama signed an Executive Order today that amended two previous Executive Orders signed by Presidents Johnson and Nixon, respectively. Today’s Executive Order will prohibit LGBT federal employment discrimination. First, today’s Order amended Executive Order...
Today, the Tenth Circuit issued its ruling on Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, finding that the right to marry the person one chooses, regardless of the gender of that person, is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States...