Comments on: What Marriage-Lite Gets You http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:10:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: indigo bunting http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/#comment-1215 indigo bunting Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:01:01 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/#comment-1215 For partners who want to make their lives easier, I suggest setting up a simple Living Trust, the kind of "trust" arrangement that keeps a person's estate out of the probate court. In such a Trust, one puts all the assets one describes into a Trust arrangement, appointing oneself not only as the Settler (donor) of the Trust, but also as the Trustee (one who decides what shall be done with the assets under the terms of the Trust). Next, appoint Successor Trustees [first one, the partner!] who may act when the Settler/first Trustee might become incapacitated or die. This person is to make all funeral arrangements AS THOUGH he were the original Settler of the estate. The Successor Trustee is legally bound to do with the assets as ordered in the Trust document. An estate thus ordered normally can avoid the Probate Court. Ask an estate planner or a lawyer! (Want one? I am a lawyer.) For partners who want to make their lives easier, I suggest setting up a simple Living Trust, the kind of “trust” arrangement that keeps a person’s estate out of the probate court.

In such a Trust, one puts all the assets one describes into a Trust arrangement, appointing oneself not only as the Settler (donor) of the Trust, but also as the Trustee (one who decides what shall be done with the assets under the terms of the Trust).

Next, appoint Successor Trustees [first one, the partner!] who may act when the Settler/first Trustee might become incapacitated or die. This person is to make all funeral arrangements AS THOUGH he were the original Settler of the estate.

The Successor Trustee is legally bound to do with the assets as ordered in the Trust document. An estate thus ordered normally can avoid the Probate Court.

Ask an estate planner or a lawyer! (Want one? I am a lawyer.)

]]> By: A Stitch in Haste http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/#comment-1199 A Stitch in Haste Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:24:34 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/#comment-1199 <strong>Marriage Is Not a Contract: The Spousal Privilege Example</strong> I've previously chronicled the rather remarkable, and disheartening, erosion of some core criminal procedure liberties in the United Kingdom: double jeopardy, Marriage Is Not a Contract: The Spousal Privilege Example

I’ve previously chronicled the rather remarkable, and disheartening, erosion of some core criminal procedure liberties in the United Kingdom: double jeopardy,

]]> By: PghLesbian http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/#comment-1057 PghLesbian Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:23:28 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/07/18/what-marriage-lite-gets-you/#comment-1057 Amen. Thanks for a rousing reminder ... Sue Amen. Thanks for a rousing reminder …

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