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Judge backs exemption for Alaska same-sex couples By The Associated Press 8:00am UTC (Anchorage, Meet adult singles in Stuttgart Arkansas Alaska) Alaska’s same-sex couples are entitled to the same senior citizen and disabled veteran property tax exemptions as married couples, a state judge has ruled. Superior Court Judge Pfiffner said in his decision that the state’s marital classification violates the Alaska Constitution’s equal protection clause. The ruling was signed Friday and released Monday by ACLU of Alaska. ACLU of Alaska and the national American Civil Liberties Union challenged tax assessment rules on behalf of couples from Anchorage who were denied tax breaks that they would have been entitled to if they were married. The couples were in committed relationships but were treated as roommates rather than families, according to the Alaska ACLU. The group’s spokesman Mittman said Monday one couple, Schmidt and Schuh, had been together 34 years. “Gayle and I moved, built a home and a life here because we what Alaska has to offer,” Schmidt said in the ACLU announcement. “It hurt that the state that we value so much treated us like strangers. It is gratifying to finally have our relationship recognized.” Assistant Attorney General Witty said by that the state is reviewing the 34 decision and assessing its options. Alaska voters approved an amendment to the state constitution in that defines marriage as a union between one and one woman. Alaska tax exemption law allows seniors over age 65 and disabled veterans to exclude from their property tax the first $ , of assessed value of their primary home. Married couples get the exemption whether the home is owned by the husband, the wife or both. Pfiffner in his ruling noted that Schmidt, 67, and Schuh, 62, co-owned a home in River since. Schmidt qualified for the exemption but was unable to exempt the full amount because the law deemed her the occupant of only half the house. FULL STORY: