Same Sex Marriage Law

Recently, the voters of Wisconsin have elected to pass new legislation that affects couples in cohabitation relationships.

The passage of this amendment may have a potentially sweeping impact on unmarried cohabiting and separating couples, whether they are same sex or opposite sex couples, including in areas of property, debt, health insurance benefits that were previously offered by employers to employees in civil unions, access to sick or dying partners. It remains to be seen how if at all this amendment will affect the rights of children to access to same sex adults who have been significant in their support and rearing. The paternity statutes will protect the children who are the children of a mother and father who are splitting.

The case law on which cohabiting couples have previously been able to rely will no doubt be challenged and new law will have to be made in the coming years as the citizens of this State experience the true impact of this amendment.

Attorney Kathleen Reiley - Mediation

Attorney Kathleen Reiley has become the "go to" lawyer in the Madison, handling more alternative lifestyle disputes, same sex relationship dissolutions and property issues and what is sometimes called gay marriage rights for Wisconsin area for couples. If you are in a relationship with a person of the same sex, it may help to know that Attorney Kathy Riley has helped many people with her unique ability to help people resolve their disputes and her knowledge of the law that pertains to alternative lifestyles and relationships.

If you are in a relationship with a person of the same sex and need an attorney to help you resolve property, custody, support or maintenance types of issues, or mediate any other matter for you, please contact the law offices of Attorney Kathy Reiley.