"The Gay Divorcee - Marriage Equality Has Come to Florida. Now What?" (Note: This is on the FOURTH Thursday)
Overview of how the Defense of Marriage Act was defeated in Florida and what it may now mean as we move forward.
LUIS E. INSIGNARES is a board certified marital and family lawyer and a certified family law mediator practicing in Fort Myers, Florida with the Law Office of Luis E. Insignares, P.A. The firm practices exclusively in the area of marital family and family appellate law. Mr. Insignares has been recognized by Florida Trend as a Legal Elite, is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell and chosen for inclusion on the “Florida Super Lawyers” List and is listed in the “Best Lawyers in America” publication. Mr. Insignares serves on the Executive Council of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar and is a member of the Family Law Certification Review Committee and a former member of the Family Law Rules Committee of the Florida Bar. Mr. Insignares is past chair of the 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
Luis is the author of a number of articles on marital and family law including, “Evolution of the Law of Visitation Rights of Same-Sex Partners: Selected Jurisdictions,” The Florida Bar Commentator, Fall 2007; “Disproving the Gift Presumption Regarding Personal Property Cases”, Florida Bar Commentator, December 2008; "Pleading Tort Claims Between Spouses in Family Law Cases”, Florida Bar Commentator, June 2009; "Winning the Race to the Courthouse: The Principle of Priority”, Florida Bar Journal, December 2009; "Sequestration and Receivers in Florida Divorces”, Florida Bar Commentator, Summer 2010, “Beware When The Law Has Not Caught Up to Technology”, Res Gestae, The Official Publication of the Lee County Bar Association, July 2013, “A Rose is a Rose: But Would a Kid by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?”, Res Gestae, The Official Publication of the Lee County Bar Association, August, 2014; “The Grand Illusion: Florida’s Grandparent Visitation Illusory Remedies”, Res Gestae, The Official Publication of the Lee County Bar Association, June, 2014, “7 Magic Words – Chapter 61’s Secret Weapon Statute”, Res Gestae, The Official Publication of the Lee County Bar Association, February 2014.. Mr. Insignares was a presenter at the Family Law Certification Review in Jan. 2012 on Annulment and Cohabitation and 2013 on Agreements. He is the former Editor of FAMSEG, the monthly eNewsletter of the Family Law Section, and is the author of the 10th and 11th and 12th editions of the pleadings chapters in "Florida Dissolution of Marriage”, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education series.
Luis is most proud of being a co-author of the Family Law Section’s Amicus Brief In Re: Matter of Adoption of: X.X.G and N.R.G, the case that ultimately led to adoption equality in the state of Florida and In Re: Matter of G.P. and C.P.
