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Old 05-07-2008, 10:29 PM
GeekyPenguin GeekyPenguin is offline
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Originally Posted by UGAalum94 View Post
What are you thinking about specifically? I suspect that there are fewer of them than it seems, and many domestic partnership laws are doing a lot to balance out the few that exist. What is it that bugs you?

ETA: When I mentioned them earlier, I was thinking mainly in terms of next of kin and assumptions about beneficiaries and heirs, which you can probably legally set up for non-married folks. My guess was that the family in the article probably wouldn't have though.
It's not that difficult to set up partnernship agreements, but it's a whole different ballgame getting places to honor them.
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