tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post4443274094462848437..comments2023-06-05T09:55:27.129-04:00Comments on JUSTIN DUNES: JustinO'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-3128160283502307002012-10-21T14:30:41.579-04:002012-10-21T14:30:41.579-04:00That is an excellent synopsis of the status. Than...That is an excellent synopsis of the status. Thanks, J.<br />May it happen soon! ;-)JustinO'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-13477015829579648992012-10-21T11:28:33.532-04:002012-10-21T11:28:33.532-04:00Almost buried in these discussions is the fact tha...Almost buried in these discussions is the fact that the DOM Act is at war with the 10th Amendment, an oft overlooked constitutional provision dear to the hearts of conservatives (and all unreconstructed Jeffersonians). The regulation of marriage is something that has always been left to the states, which officially create and dissolve marital unions in law. (As Judge Jacobs wrote, if a couple is seeking divine sanction they'll have to "go next door".) In its overzealous attempt to placate religious fundamentalists, Congress may have stepped on its own toe. When it effectively denies a marital tax exemption to someone because the marriage is a same-sex union, it limits the states' rights to define what constitutes a marriage. Moreover, the act clearly creates an invidious denial of equal protection of the laws, and the victims are undoubtedly of a class that requires the court to view the federal action with "heightened scrutiny". This has all the makings of either a great or a tragic Supreme Court decision, and I'll bet it will be a great decision. Common sense tells you the DOM Act isn't long for this world.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-57616050610832585282012-10-20T15:41:25.928-04:002012-10-20T15:41:25.928-04:00Thank you, kind Sir. . ;-) There you have given u...Thank you, kind Sir. . ;-) There you have given us a solution. . . I am always "thinking/planning/maybe even scheming ahead. . .lol. . .I wonder and think about such things.<br /><br />Though we are not yet ready for marriage, maybe some day we will be and it is good to know there is a way to buy a home jointly. . Don't do real estate much at all. hehe. . I've lived in the same home for 24 years. . .excluding univ.. . so I din't really think of this angle much. . . .now I am. . the article and especially your reply did help a LOT. Thank you.<br /><br />Now, down the line, all we have to do is come up with the $$cash$$$ to pay for it. . t'would be nice not to have a mortgage. . .ho ho ho.. \justin/JustinO'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-35682015099630516582012-10-20T12:50:45.045-04:002012-10-20T12:50:45.045-04:00For a couple buying a home, it is simple. You just...For a couple buying a home, it is simple. You just buy it in both names. Where this woman and myself have the issue is that I already owned the house before we got together. Obviously, her house is worth a touch more than mine if her tax is that high.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-62351924491815675322012-10-19T23:53:32.466-04:002012-10-19T23:53:32.466-04:00WHAT a pity. . that couples need to go thru/endure...WHAT a pity. . that couples need to go thru/endure so much nonsense to convey some property to another. As in your case, Stew, and the spouse named in the article. That is a huge "inheritance tax".<br /><br />With the limited state-recognition of our marriages, and the fact state laws do not include and cover federal law. Peter and I are limited pretty much where we may reside: mainly New England and New York. I think that gives us quite enough room to settle down in. LOL<br /><br />We need, too, to investigate, sooner than later, co-ownership inheritance, taxes, etc.<br /><br />Don't give up working/studying this: you could be of great assistance to many of us. ;-)<br />Muchas gracias.<br /> ---justin JustinO'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-39150064085020903412012-10-19T19:04:38.118-04:002012-10-19T19:04:38.118-04:00This is an issue that I hope clears itself up in t...This is an issue that I hope clears itself up in the next few years, since I own the house that my husband and I live in.<br />I've been told by the title company that I could sell the house to our company and we'd then both own it. But we'd have a lot of paperwork, fees and taxes to accompany the transaction. A simple marriage certificate should be all that is needed. But Michigan and the federal government don't seem to care.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.com