Tiverton School Committee v. McCullough
- Filed: 03/27/2004
- Status: Closed
- Latest Update: Mar 27, 2004
Successful representation of a retired school teacher who sought to have the school district add her same-sex spouse to her health insurance plan.
Feb 10, 2005
Tiverton Gay Marriage Benefits Case Settled
The Tiverton School Committee and the Rhode Island ACLU have settled a suit the School Committee had filed seeking clarification of its obligations to Cheryl McCullough, a retired Tiverton School Department employee seeking to add Joyce Boivin, McCullough’s same-sex spouse, to her health insurance plan. The lawsuit was filed in September against McCullough, a Tiverton guidance counselor and health educator for 27 years, and her spouse, Joyce Boivin. They were married last year in Massachusetts, where they reside, following that state’s supreme court decision allowing same-sex couples to marry. After being sued, McCullough contacted the ACLU for assistance.
Jan 03, 2005
ACLU Represents Same-Sex Couple in Insurance Benefits Case
The ACLU of Rhode Island is representing a retired Tiverton School Department employee seeking to add her same-sex spouse to her health insurance benefits plan. Cheryl McCoullough, a Tiverton guidance counselor and health educator for 27 years, married Joyce Boivin in Massachusetts last year following that state's supreme court ruling that allowed same-sex couples to marry. They reside in Massachusetts.
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Feb 10, 2005
Tiverton Gay Marriage Benefits Case Settled
The Tiverton School Committee and the Rhode Island ACLU have settled a suit the School Committee had filed seeking clarification of its obligations to Cheryl McCullough, a retired Tiverton School Department employee seeking to add Joyce Boivin, McCullough’s same-sex spouse, to her health insurance plan. The lawsuit was filed in September against McCullough, a Tiverton guidance counselor and health educator for 27 years, and her spouse, Joyce Boivin. They were married last year in Massachusetts, where they reside, following that state’s supreme court decision allowing same-sex couples to marry. After being sued, McCullough contacted the ACLU for assistance.
Jan 03, 2005
ACLU Represents Same-Sex Couple in Insurance Benefits Case
The ACLU of Rhode Island is representing a retired Tiverton School Department employee seeking to add her same-sex spouse to her health insurance benefits plan. Cheryl McCoullough, a Tiverton guidance counselor and health educator for 27 years, married Joyce Boivin in Massachusetts last year following that state's supreme court ruling that allowed same-sex couples to marry. They reside in Massachusetts.
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