Court Holds that Same Sex Married Couple can File a Joint Bankruptcy...

According to an opinion signed, extraordinarily, by 20 of the 24 judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, based in Los Angeles, the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional insofar as it bars same-sex couples who are legally married under state law from filing joint bankruptcy petitions.  Under the [...]