Chances are good that you would need a lawyer. Chances are you would get different answers depending on what court you end up in.
While I understand not wanting to be married to someone just to have potential car accident decisions made, I think this helps illustrate the injustice of keeping gay folks out in the cold on marriage (not that I'm saying you personally are advocating this).
With national action on gay marraige, we can secure for everyone, all of our friends, the ability to safely cross state lines and understand that their wishes will be honored. If we take that example and run two gay guys through it, you can see how frustrating and terrifying it could be to suddenly be told your spouse is not going to be making decisions, but instead your parents/siblings/etc.
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regna
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Date: 2008-11-07 06:33 pm (UTC)While I understand not wanting to be married to someone just to have potential car accident decisions made, I think this helps illustrate the injustice of keeping gay folks out in the cold on marriage (not that I'm saying you personally are advocating this).
With national action on gay marraige, we can secure for everyone, all of our friends, the ability to safely cross state lines and understand that their wishes will be honored. If we take that example and run two gay guys through it, you can see how frustrating and terrifying it could be to suddenly be told your spouse is not going to be making decisions, but instead your parents/siblings/etc.