Federal judge rules Ohio must respect married same-sex couples

Today, U.S. District Judge Timothy Black struck down part of a constitutional amendment in Ohio that denies gay couples the freedom to marry and withholds legal respect for gay couples who have gotten married. He ordered the state to treat couples married elsewhere like any other couples who marry out of state — as married….

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New IRS video helps same-sex couples (VIDEO)

English http://youtu.be/G1pAihAyKuA Spanish http://youtu.be/YzkojkYAveg WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service released a new YouTube video designed to provide useful tax tips to married same-sex couples. The video is the latest addition to an online  library featuring short IRS instructional videos covering  more than 100 topics ranging from tips for victims of identity theft to taking…

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San Diego based VA Home Loan Centers becomes first military mortgage provider to offer financing to same-sex married couples

SAN DIEGO —The Department of Veterans Affairs was among the last of the federal government organizations to extend benefits to same-sex couples, but now gay spouses are eligible to receive VA-back home loans, in states where their marriages are legally recognized. The VA Home Loan Centers, which operates as a privately held government loan specialist…

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