Same-Sex Divorces Challenge Massachusetts Courts
In Massachusetts since 2004 many same sex divorces reveal a strain on courts and taxes. A Boston doctor and spouse share custody of their children, while tax rules deny alimony deductions and complicate asset splits. Lawyers warn that federal definitions treat gay divorces as taxable transfers and complicate settlements.
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Massachusetts
State Supreme Court
Joyce Kauffman
Boston
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
David W. Eppley
Sam
Michael
Eppley
Bob
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Teen Duke student leads global chordoma research drive
Josh Sommer, a 19 year old Duke junior diagnosed with chordoma, creates the Chordoma Foundation with his mother to accelerate research. He has learned genetic techniques, gathered cell lines, and coordinated scientists worldwide while courting trials and donations to raise millions. The effort links Duke labs, NIH researchers, and multiple clinicians to pursue treatments for a rare bone cancer.
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Josh Sommer
Duke University
Sommer
Simone Sommer
Chordoma Foundation
Sommers
National Cancer Institute
Duke
Neil Spector
Duke Cancer Center
Col
Spector
Serendipity
M.st
Boston
Greensboro
Duke Engineering
United States
Tists
Michael Kelley
Kelley
GlaxoSmithKline
Josh
Simone
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