| Many states are taking steps to provide
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| | cheap, effective, and incredibly
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| legal protection for life partners.
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| | important move in protecting you and your
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| However, in many instances, life
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| | partner in situations that may eventually
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| partners, or those in a cohabitation
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| | occur.
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| situation, a mother living with her
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| | DOCUMENTS TO CONSIDER:
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| daughter, or an unmarried elderly couple
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| | Cohabitation Agreement: This is simply a
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| living together for example, do not have
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| | written contract entered into by any two
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| a lot in the way of legal protections in
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| | people prior to living together. It will
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| the event of illness, incapacitating
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| | specifically outline and address issues
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| events, or death.
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| | concerning finances and property of the
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| While the government may not have
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| | partners. It also states what will take
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| provided protection, there are legal
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| | place in these areas if the relationship
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| steps that can be taken so that partners
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| | ends.
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| or cohabiters can protect one another in
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| | Last Will and Testament: This will
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| the event of unusual circumstances. Some
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| | clearly define your wishes in the event
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| areas to think about are finances, health
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| | of your death so that your assets can be
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| care, property rights, and issues that
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| | distributed according to your desires and
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| will arise after death such as those
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| | the choices of distribution will not fall
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| concerning burial, disposal of the
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| | to the state.
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| remains, and rights to property.
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| | Living Trust: This allows you to make a
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| The first step that springs to mind is
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| | legal decision as to how you want your
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| the creation an effective Last Will and
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| | assets and property to be managed while
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| Testament. As seen so recently in the
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| | you are alive. It can also define how
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| Anna Nicole Smith case, not having an
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| | you want your assets and property to be
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| up-to-date Will created a vacuum in which
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| | distributed after your death.
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| the government had to step in and attempt
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| | Living Will: A living will, among other
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| to determine the wishes of the deceased.
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| | things, allows you to spell out how you
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| From my own personal experience I am
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| | want your healthcare to be performed and
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| aware how not having a last will and
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| | managed in the event you become
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| testament can create difficulties for the
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| | incapacitated.
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| family of the deceased.
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| | Quitclaim Deed: In the event that a
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| In many cases, there will be property to
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| | living trust has been prepared, a
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| be dealt with, and, while a will may
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| | quitclaim deed should also be prepared to
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| state who is to get that property,
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| | aid in achieving an uncontested transfer
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| ownership of that property may be in
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| | of title to property.
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| question unless steps have been taken,
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| | Power of Attorney: This simple form
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| such as preparation of a quitclaim deed,
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| | allows you to designate someone to
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| to insure that questions of ownership
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| | perform actions in your behalf and in
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| will not arise.
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| | your name.
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| Healthcare and finances can also be an
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| | In any relationship, be it traditional
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| issue. Legal forms such as healthcare
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| | marriage, or a non-married cohabitation
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| directives, living wills, and living
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| | situation, preparing in advance for
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| trusts can create a clear legal path for
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| | life's events can save everyone involved
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| one partner to care for and attend to the
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| | a lot of grief and expense.
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| needs of the other.
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| | Donovan Baldwin is a Texas writer. He is
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| Simple steps such as filling out a power
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| | a University of West Florida alumnus, a
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| of attorney form and last will and
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| | member of Mensa, and is retired from the
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| testament purchased online or at the
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| | U. S. Army.
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| local business supply store can be a
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