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A legal guide for lesbian and gay couples / Attorneys Frederick Hertz and Emily Doskow.

Hertz, Frederick, (author.). Doskow, Emily, (author.).

Summary:

Laws affecting LGBT couples are changing rapidly, and while it's an exciting time for all gay and lesbian partners, keeping up with the myriad ways the shifting legal landscape touches your family life can be daunting. Now more than ever, it's important that you take the proper legal steps to define and protect your relationship in the eyes of the law. If you don't, you run the risk of being shut out of each other's lives and the lives of children you co-parent in times of medical, financial or personal crisis. Fortunately, this practical guide is updated with the latest legal information and legislation that will help you and your same sex partner protect and exercise your rights, and make sound decisions as a couple.

Record details

ISBN: 9781413320206
ISBN: 1413320201
Physical Description: 441 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm.
Edition: 17th Edition.
Publisher: [Berkeley, California] : Nolo, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Your LGBT family companion -- Defining family: basics of marriage, domestic partnership, and more -- Marriage and marriage equivalent relationships -- Money, insurance, name changes, and immigration issues -- Renting a home together -- I'm mom, she's mommy (or I'm daddy, he's papa) -- Medical and financial matters -- Looking ahead -- Living together contracts for lesbian and gay couples -- Buying a home together (and other real estate ventures) -- Going separate ways: issues at the end of a relationship -- Help beyond the book -- Appendix. Using the interactive forms.