Justice Department Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages in Bankruptcy

In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional in United States v. Windsor. Section 3 defined “marriage” in federal law as “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.” DOMA required the Bankruptcy Code to deny same-sex married …

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