Been in my relationship for just over 13 years.
I can answer "YES" to each of the questions below. In this day and age, it is important that gay couple protect each other if that is their intent. I have heard of too many cases where one partner is slammed out by the family when something happens to the other partner.
The one thing to make sure of... we found this out when closing on our new house here in Massachusetts. Agreements made in other states do not necessary carry over to new states. That was the case for us in moving from NY to MA.
William
Originally Posted by
ArtfullyUrs
If you are in a long term relationship , ask yourself these questions:
* Do you and your partner have wills and/or revocable living trusts?
* Do you and your partner have an advanced health directive and durable power of attorney for health care?
* Do you and your partner have a durable power of attorney for finances?
* Do you and your partner have a domestic partnership agreement? Or, have you registered for whatever partnership rights are available in your home jurisdiction?
* Have you and your partner designated each other as beneficiaries?
If you answered "No" to most of these questions or weren't sure what that legal-mumbo-jumbo means, you should contact a lawyer
