This essay explores other changes that may occur as debates over same-sex marriage increasingly affect both family law and the convivial conception of marriage . Marriage as an institution has undergone a radical transformation due to the cumulative effects of the last half century of genderless family law. Same-sex marriage and, perhaps more importantly, the highly visible cultural debate about it contribute to this process. There are also reasons why same-sex marriage is good for our economy and our society. Very few people know this, but allowing same-sex unions would provide a huge financial boost to the private and open divide. Members of the LGBT group want to get married for the same reasons we all want to get married and should undergo the same procedures if they are allowed to marry. Part of these procedures concern money