by Maxie Bee | Sep 18, 2003 | same-sex couples, Jennifer Tobits, civil unions, designated beneficiaries, LGBT partners, gay partner benefits, Defense of Marriage Act
Jennifer Tobits and Sarah Ellyn Farley married in Toronto in 2006. Two weeks after their wedding, Ellyn was diagnosed with cancer. The Chicago couple fought the disease together for their entire marriage, until Ellyn passed away in September 2010. Because Ellyn’s parents had never accepted her marriage to Jennifer, they feared that Ellyn’s parents would make legal claims to their property and generally attack Jennifer’s status as Ellyn’s spouse. Shortly after...
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