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in other news there is that of course a lot of focus lightly on gay marriage in
america with president obama coming out in support of the in the last few weeks
many states of course still don't know why land with different laws in
different states regarding same sex unions
when one does that make a break-up of wind more complicated than traditional
was well so we have to call miles mason is a family law attorney
i can only imagine a fuel mary in a state
that allows gay marriage and then you move
and your union comes apart what you do
it's a great question no one knows right now it's a state-by-state issue
and planned you get married in a state of alaska
marychurch certain state benefits are going to come with that part of many
states that have been taxation of state income tax while there may be certain
state breaks that are available man stayed as opposed to another state but
does not allow gay marriage
now miles maybe in some states where gay marriage is not legally
uh... recognize working here now
would you recommend some of these couples do
mission should be approaching almost like a wheel that you have some time to
talk with document
drawn up and saying i'm going to give the standard of how many of those two
miles of whatever
what do you think you should do
you can do a prenuptial agreement
related even if there's not going to be a marriage that's the same time settled
because
began only alone realestate together
we're going to have joint bank account you're gonna have support and maybe you
have one party of the couple it's staying at home taking care of things
then another person that is out
been the bread winner so you have to deal with potentially alimony bright the
biggest issues they're out there
health insurance taxation
the whales yes she can go ahead and restaurant weld would everywhere you
want
and they're a lot of other ways to handle the contractual opportunities and
problems
but at the end of the day the question is what do you get a new says a break up
in just like with regular couples
people don't want to deal with those of the intro and he's but it will have a
preemptive believe when my name document
state pay
that recognizes
then marriage anywhere just a minute doesn't
it and i can still legally buying frenzy is like
awaited copper yourself
it would be an interesting argument to challenge it but it's still a contract
and probably within the pre-nuptial agreement pain
smart lawyer who would be drafting that would deal with that possibility shots
at one of them was a lot of people watching us this morning there is a were
really talking about this but
company picture forces is going to last a home
along with states whether it's in a city in the city of arkansas
artist's name a few
absolutely the big thing that's been involving that hasn't got a lot of
attention is the fact that many of the nation's leading corporations are now
allowing for health insurance four our lives and other significant other
whether he boyfriend girlfriend whatever
again that's the biggest development because now you don't know so we need
the protection of law and health insurance is the big
force balance is to be able to be insured through stopped so that's one
issue it's here it's here it's just not called that because on marriage triggers
a whole bunch of other rights within state law
but the most important has health insurance
uh... building don't property gether the joint bank account situation figuring on
that as well as
uh... alimony if you have a living will
but saying when you're talking about health in a case that someone has a
situation where they can't make medical decisions
in the living will and document natalie
legal
say absolutely i mean you uted
you could have the decisionmaking authority for me if i designate you as
originally regardless of whether we're in a state that
and what about children
beget children
paolo that that is going to be that that
this future is now
assisted active technology is driving the lawyers and judges crazy all over
the country on a day-to-day basis one a couple decide
to use genetic material too
creative child in many many different permutations will respond donor egg
donor
another person carrying a child that's not there
the permutations art infinite in the states are really really struggling with
an innocent tremendously developing area of wall
a lot of work to being done attempt at the uh... national level through the
american bar association trying to pave the way in such a manner that makes
sense for everyone sounds like this will be discussion
one of the police have been for of the rhode island today
paladin you're considering law school
that specialize in this area is that my life is a little out of the individual
here's information on the number-one als may seem like they're on the screen this
phone numbers will be filled by the city of abortion