On Wed 18 Jun 2008 07:22:48a, blake murphy told us...

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:21:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Tue 17 Jun 2008 02:37:11p, Giusi told us...
>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> 6.120...
>>>> On Tue 17 Jun 2008 12:29:59p, Lou Decruss told us...
>>>> It it became "legal" for us to married in the state of Arizona, I know
>>>> if we would bother at this point. What would weigh heavily would not
>>>> be our emotional investment, but what other gains we might achieve
>>>> within the state's legal system.
>>>
>>> I have been to several civil partner ceremonies in the past couple of
>>> years. Most of them have been because without it a long term partner
can
>>> have no rights in emergencies. One friend of a friend was forbidden to
>>> enter the hospital room where his partner lay dying by a bitter family
>>> who had not spoken to either of them in a decade.
>>> Then there are inheritance issues-- in some countries you cannot leave
>>> your estate away from family or spouse so it could be important that
your
>>> partner be legally a spouse.
>>
>>Yes, those are certainly important issues. In our case, I have no family
>>left, and David's apparently doesn't really care, and I'm fortunate that
>>they treat me as another son. We have made sure that our wills, living
>>wills, and powers of attorney are carefully drafted to exclude any
>>intervention from other parties. I suppose, however, if we had the
chance
>>to make it a legal union, we would end up doing so.
>
> i don't think you would be able to resist planning the menu for the
> reception.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

You're probably right, but if I go first, David will probably provide hot
dogs and macaroni salad. :-) He is tragically cuilinarily impaired.

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Wayne Boatwright
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