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Are there different issues in an LGBTQ divorce compared to divorce in a traditional marriage?

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the difference with lgbtq divorces

uh for the most part they’re relatively

the same

with some key major differences

primarily they’re relatively new

uh they’ve only been around for i would

say less than 10 years so the case law

when we get into litigation

is limited when we get into specific

issues

about support specific issues about

custody when there’s kids involved when

there’s assets involved debt involved

and especially different when let’s say

they went from legal partners to spouse

or vice versa and then we’re dealing

with a whole new slew of issues but for

the most part they are relatively the

same with the key difference being that

there’s not enough

background on lgbt divorces in the state

of new york

unlike traditional or you know husband

and wife divorces which have been around

for

uh ever

NY family law attorney Russel Morgan, Esq. discusses the different issues in an LGBTQ divorce compared to divorce in a traditional marriage.

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