My girlfriend and I are about to have a child and will soon be moving in together. We are currently holding off on marriage indefinitely, though we plan to marry eventually.
In order to make a good decision in that area, I'd like to know what we are giving up by not being married. I know that I won't have automatic next-of-kin rights, if one of us dies the other will have to go through probate, we can't put each other on our health insurance as a spouse, etc. Some of these rights I imagine we can transfer with legal documents (will, living will, limited power of attorney perhaps), but some seem to be reserved for married couples only.
Can anyone help clarify the advantages/disadvantages? I'm not interested in moral/psychological factors, just legal/practical ones. Also, do I have limited rights to our child as a biological parent instead of the mother's husband? Any help would be appreciated!
2007-01-31
13:31:05
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korvus
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Marriage & Divorce