Marriage Rights impact Estate Planning Issues
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and its MySA.com website on July 26, 2015. The US Supreme Court, in Obergefell v. Hodges, has ruled that marriage between two people is protected by the Constitution’s guarantee of due process and equal protection. Marriage is a liberty that has been protected by the Constitution and prior Supreme Court decisions. Same-sex couples are accorded the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. Further, the Constitution