We were married during the interregnum of happiness in California, and remain married today, though in a legal limbo. The US Government does not recognize our marriage, nor would it recognize a civil union. The solution to this, for now, is to file our joint California return, and separate returns with the Fed. 

Technically, if one of us were contributing more than the other to the household, we could even be liable for Gift Tax. We aren't in that situation, but isn't it an amazing thought? Hey, straight people! Do you have to keep receipts of whether husband or wife paid the electrical bill and get hit with gift tax for living together? 

The Cailfornia Supreme Court may decide that our marriage ceased to exist on November 4th when the pitch-fork carrying mob voted narrowly to rip us asunder. I wonder, do we have to file an amended return with California in that case? 

Meanwhile, the Iowa Court Decision handed down today is bittersweet.