Martha McCarthy is a
Canadian
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lawyer
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who specializes in
LGBT
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The LGBT term is a ...
issues of
family law
Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations.
Overview
Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include:
* Marriage, ...
. McCarthy is best known as the counsel for M. in the landmark
Supreme Court of Canada
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case,
M. v. H.
''M v H'' 999 999 or triple nine most often refers to:
* 999 (emergency telephone number), a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries
* 999 (number), an integer
* AD 999, a year
* 999 BC, a year
Books
* ''999'' (anthology) or ''999: ...
2 S.C.R. 3, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the rights of same-sex couples to equal treatment under the Constitution of Canada.
Background
''M v H'' was on the appeal of a case originally brought by a ...
which established equal rights for same-sex couples in Canada. In 2007, McCarthy received the Excellence in Family Law award from the Ontario Bar Association.
See also
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Same-sex marriage in Ontario
Same-sex marriage in Ontario has been legal since June 10, 2003. The first legal same-sex marriages performed in Ontario were of Kevin Bourassa to Joe Varnell, and Elaine Vautour to Anne Vautour, by Reverend Brent Hawkes on January 14, 2001. The ...
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Same-sex marriage in Yukon
Same-sex marriage in Yukon has been legal since July 14, 2004, immediately following a ruling from the Supreme Court of Yukon. The territory became the fourth jurisdiction in Canada (and the seventh worldwide) to legalise same-sex marriage, after ...
References
External links
Profile at McCarthy Hansen & Company, LLP
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Lawyers in Ontario
Same-sex marriage in Canada
Canadian women lawyers
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