The October 2009 Marriage Law Digest, edited by Bill Duncan of the Marriage Law Foundation, is now available here.

This month's topics include:

• KULSTAD V. MANIACI, 2009 MT 326, Supreme Court of Montana, October 6, 2009 (same-sex couple custody dispute).
• DOE V. REED, No. 09-35818, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, October 22, 2009 (privacy of marriage referendum petitioners).
• Recent Law Review Articles (topics: polygamy regulation, substantive due process and marriage, inter-country marriage, religious freedom, online marriage).
• News Stories (topics: visitation by nonparents, proxy marriage).
• Recent Legislation (topics: egg donor solicitation).

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The September 2009 Marriage Law Digest, edited by Bill Duncan of the Marriage Law Foundation, is now available online here.

This month's topics include:

• DOE V. REED, Case No. C09-5456BHS, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, September 10, 2009 (public disclosure of supporters of marriage referendum);
• BARKER V. CHANDLER, No. w2008-02255-COA-R3-CV, Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson, September 18, 2009) (cohabitation restriction in divorce settlement);
• IN THE INTERESTOF M.K.S.-V., No. 05-08-00568-CV, Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas, August 11, 2009 (same-sex couple adoption);
• SMELT V. UNITED STATES, Case 8:09-cv-00286-DOC-MLG, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, August 24, 2009 (standing to challenge DOMA);
• ESTATE OF FEINBERG, Docket No. 106982, Supreme Court of Illinois, September 24, 2009 (will provision disinheriting grandchildren who marry outside the Jewish faith);
• Recent Law Review Articles (topics: divorce in Ireland, beyond marriage).

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The August 2009 Marriage Law Digest, edited by Bill Duncan of the Marriage Law Foundation, is now available online here.

This month's topics include:

• BOSEMAN V. JARELL, No. COA08-957, North Carolina Court of Appeals, August 18, 2009 (second parent adoption).
• Recent Law Review Articles (topics: religion and marriage, interjurisdictional recognition, marriage and procreation, California Supreme Court and marriage).