by Byrd Bonner | Jul 17, 2020 | Divorce, LGBTQ Family Law, Parenting Plans
In a recent article I wrote, I discussed same-sex divorces for marriages that are actually informal marriages. Though informal marriages, the legal term in Texas for what some know better as common-law marriages, don’t come with the same level of ceremony as a...
by lisavance | Jun 19, 2020 | LGBTQ Family Law
Will wonders never cease! Monday’s Supreme Court decision was a welcome, happy surprise for the LGBTQ community and all of its allies. In case you haven’t heard yet, the 6-3 ruling held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, barring discrimination based on sex,...
by Byrd Bonner | Jun 5, 2020 | Informal Marriage, LGBTQ Family Law
I recently worked on a same-sex divorce for a marriage that was actually an informal marriage. Informal marriage, of course, is the legal term in Texas used for what’s perhaps better known as a common-law marriage. For legal purposes, if it meets the standards of an...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Jan 20, 2017 | LGBTQ Family Law
As we are aware, one of the biggest issues related to last year’s Presidential elections was the Supreme Court nominee selection after the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Although President Obama picked a well-respected and qualified partisan candidate...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Sep 23, 2016 | LGBTQ Family Law
Thanks to the June 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, it’s now legal to be married throughout the United States to whomever you love, including our great state of Texas! If a same-sex couple marries in Texas today, and then decides to get...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Jun 30, 2016 | LGBTQ Family Law
I’m proud to provide legal services for transgender people in San Antonio and throughout Texas. In some respects, it’s the best time in our history to be transgender, as more and more people are becoming aware of transgender people. But as the recent...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Jun 24, 2016 | LGBTQ Family Law
It’s now been nearly two weeks since the terrible tragedy at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, and after an initial outpouring of support for the victims and the survivors, we’re beginning to see the story fade from our collective consciousness....
