1.0Simon Lawhttps://www.simonlawgroupaz.comRadiateWPhttps://www.simonlawgroupaz.com/author/radiatewp/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OAv3IkrOtY"><a href="https://www.simonlawgroupaz.com/how-does-arizona-handle-the-rights-of-same-sex-marriages-parties/">HOW DOES ARIZONA HANDLE THE RIGHTS OF SAME SEX MARRIAGES PARTIES?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.simonlawgroupaz.com/how-does-arizona-handle-the-rights-of-same-sex-marriages-parties/embed/#?secret=OAv3IkrOtY" width="600" height="338" title="“HOW DOES ARIZONA HANDLE THE RIGHTS OF SAME SEX MARRIAGES PARTIES?” — Simon Law" data-secret="OAv3IkrOtY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Historically, Arizona did not recognize same sex marriages. However, the rights between same sex partners relating to such a relationship has been changed by federal court rulings specifically, the United States v. Windsor. In this case, the United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Defensive Of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibiting federal agencies from recognizing the validity of same sex marriages was unconstitutional. A critical question for determining divorcing parties’ rights in a same sex marriage is determining the date of marriage. Some of the potential dates from which to select regarding the start date for a same sex marriage