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Family visitation rights for the spouse and non-biological children, such as to visit a spouse in a hospital or prison; Next-of-kin status for emergency medical decisions or filing wrongful death claims; Custodial rights to children, shared property, child support, and alimony after divorce; Domestic violence intervention
An unmarried child of the deceased who is under 18 A stepchild, grandchild, step-grandchild or adopted child Parents of the deceased, 62 or older, who were dependent on the deceased for at least ...
Domestic partnership in the District is open to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples. All couples registered as domestic partners are entitled to the same rights as family members to visit their domestic partners in the hospital and to make decisions concerning the treatment of a domestic partner's remains after the partner's death.
You’ve probably heard all the reports about how fewer people are marrying — even after the 2015 Supreme Court decision that gave couples of all genders the right to marry. You don’t need a ...
The lack of a will generally means no inheritance for an unmarried life partner. But in California, longtime partners might be able to use the 'Marvin rule.'
Simultaneous death is a problem of inheritance which occurs when two people (sometimes referred to as commorientes) die at, or very near, the same time, and at least one of them is entitled to part or all of the other's estate on their death. This is usually the result of an un-natural death occurring from events such as an accident, a homicide ...
7. Don’t overlook your own estate planning. Dealing with the aftermath of losing your spouse requires a lot of attention and time. But what not to do financially after losing a spouse is ...
Matrimonial regimes, or marital property systems, are systems of property ownership between spouses providing for the creation or absence of a marital estate and if created, what properties are included in that estate, how and by whom it is managed, and how it will be divided and inherited at the end of the marriage.