The Federal Government will now treat legally Married Same Sex Couples the same as heterosexual couples in Bankruptcy even in states that do not recognize same sex marriage according to a policy memo released by the Department of Justice in February 2014. This means, so long as the marriage occurred in a state that permits same sex marriage, federal bankruptcy rights will extend to the couple in all 50 states.
These new bankrutpcy rights follow a 2013 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court when it declared unconstitutional the refusal of federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples.
These new bankrutpcy rights follow a 2013 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court when it declared unconstitutional the refusal of federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples.
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