California Bankruptcy Judge Allows Same Sex Marriage to File Jointly

A recent decision from Judge Thomas Donovan in the Central District of California could allow same-sex marriages to file a joint bankruptcy petition in Southern California. Same sex marriages had been prohibited from filing a joint bankruptcy petition under the assumption that the Defense of Marriage Act prohibited the filing of a joint bankruptcy case. [...]

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