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Title: A financial primer for same-sex couples
Post by: LostInTime on October 02, 2006, 09:05:26 AM
Post by: LostInTime on October 02, 2006, 09:05:26 AM
Article (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15093573/)
"Any rights you would want to have as a married couple, you need to re-create in a legal document," says Todd G. Sears, a senior financial adviser who founded the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) financial services team at Merrill Lynch & Co.
That will require a lot of paper. Some of the documents needed, and the terminology, will vary from state to state, but here's a basic list that same-sex partners should have:
"Any rights you would want to have as a married couple, you need to re-create in a legal document," says Todd G. Sears, a senior financial adviser who founded the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) financial services team at Merrill Lynch & Co.
That will require a lot of paper. Some of the documents needed, and the terminology, will vary from state to state, but here's a basic list that same-sex partners should have: