McKinnonLegal,afamilylawfirm basedinMiramar,Florida,is pleasedtoannouncethatitisnow offeringdivorceandmediation servicestosame-sexcouplesin theSouthFloridaregion.
"McKinnonLegalseeksto understandthechallengesthat same-sexcouplesmayfacewhen goingthroughadivorce,"saida spokespersonfortheSouth FloridaFamilyLawFirm.
Someoftheuniquechallengesofthe dissolutionofmarriageforsame-sexcouples whichcanhaveuniquecomplications comparedsimilarmarriagesofheterosexual couplescaninclude:Legalrecognition:In somestates,same-sexmarriagemaynotbe legallyrecognized,whichcanmakeitdifficult.
Dividingtheseassetsfairlycanbe challenging,particularlyifthe couplelivesinastatethatdoes nothaveclearguidelinesforthe divisionofassetsinsame-sex divorcecases.
Manydivorceattorneysarenotequipped tohandletheuniquechallengesthat comefromsame-sexcoupleunionsthat dissolve,inpartbecausethereisoften unclearguidelinesastowhichpartner-if either-isowedanythinglikepermanent alimony.
Childcustody:Ifasame-sex couplehasminorchildren, determiningcustody,parental rights,andvisitation arrangementscanbecomplex.
Healthinsurance:Ifacouplehas beencoveredunderone partner'shealthinsurance,the divorceprocessmayinvolve figuringouthowtoobtain coverageforbothpartners.
Pensionandretirementbenefits: Dividingpensionandretirement benefitscanbecomplicatedinany divorcecase,butitcanbe particularlychallengingforsame-sex couplesinstatesthatdonot recognizetheirmarriages.
Socialstigma:Somesame-sex couplesmayface discriminationorstigmaduring thedivorceprocess,whichcan beemotionallydifficultto navigate.
Thesearejustafewofthe challengesthatsame-sex couplesmayfacewhen gettingadivorce.
