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September 7, 2011
**REQUEST FOR COVERAGE**
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION SPONSORS SEMINAR FOR
LAWYERS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW
Friday, September 9, 2011
9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
WHAT: The New York State Bar Association
will host a special Continuing Legal Education program, “Same-Sex
Marriage in New York: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know.” It
is designed to prepare attorneys for advising same-sex couples about New
York’s Marriage Equality Act.
Issues to be covered include: impact of the Defense of Marriage
Act; estate planning, children, dissolution, divorce, taxes,
pre-nuptial agreements; and interstate recognition of New York
marriages.
The Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program is sponsored by the
State Bar’s Committee on LGBT People and the Law. Co-sponsors are
the Family Law, Trusts & Estates and Tax sections as well as the
Committee on Continuing Legal Education.
WHEN: Friday, September 9, 2011
9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
WHERE: Reporters can monitor the program live
by webcast, but must sign up in advance to get a password. To
register for webcast, call Debbie York at (518) 487-5600.
CONTACT: Lise Bang-Jensen (general media
questions); (518) 487-5530 or Lbang-jensen@nysba.org.
NOTE: For further information, see www.nysba.org/samesexmarriageinNY.
The State Bar brochure of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about
same-sex marriage is available at www.nysba.org/marriageequalityFAQ.
The 77,000-member New York State Bar Association is the largest
voluntary bar association in the nation. It was founded in
1876.
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