Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples, A - Softcover

Hertz Attorney, Frederick; Doskow Attorney, Emily

9781413322798: Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples, A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413322794 ISBN 13: 9781413322798

Publisher: NOLO, 2016

Protect yourself and your loved one with sound legal planning

Gay and lesbian couples have gained a lot of legal ground in recent years. Although same-sex marriage is now legal across the U.S.,laws governing civil unions and domestic partnerships vary from state to state.

So it’s still important to define and protect your relationship in the eyes of the law―and A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples can help.

This plain-English guide shows you how to:

structure your relationship with a contract
jointly buy a house or other property
make practical decisions about living together, marrying, or registering as legal partners
make a will or living trust
make medical decisions for each other if needed
have and raise children through adoption, donors, surrogacy, or foster parenting, and
deal with the end of a relationship.

The 18th edition is completely revised to provide the latest on same-sex marriage, domestic partnerships, and civil unions, and new information regarding parentage laws.

All forms are now downloadable via a special link at nolo.com.

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Book Description:

This book is for LGBT couples who want to know how to legally define and protect their relationships, especially those who are not quite ready to get married, or who are in a civil union or domestic partnership.

About the Author:

Frederick Hertz is a practicing attorney-mediator and the author of Legal Affairs: Essential Advice for Same-Sex Couples (Owl Books) and co-author of Nolo's Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples, A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples and Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions.

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