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This differs from area to area. In some areas, gay marriage has all the same rights and benefits as normal marriage. In some areas, gay marriage is not recognized, and so gay married couples have no additional rights or benefits.
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What rights do illegally married gay couples have?
There is no such thing as illegally married gay couples. There are only legally married gay couples (with or without state recognition), and unmarried gay couples.
Do same-sex couples cohabitating in Australia have the same rights as married heterosexual couples?
Such partners purportedly have the same rights and responsibilities as legally married couples, although there is the additional burden of proving that the relationship qualifies, since there is no registry.
What rights do you have as a wife even though you are separated from your husband?
You have all the rights that enure to married couples since you are still married. You have all the same rights you have when you are not separated.
Do unmarried couples have the same rights as married couples when separating?
No. There are state and federal laws that bestow scores of legal rights, obligations and protections to legally married couples. Unmarried couples have no such rights, obligations nor protections under the law.
Do same-sex married couples have the same rights as you do?
Yes, mainly because I am married to a person of the same sex. In places where same-sex marriage has been legalized, same-sex married couples have identical rights (except for federal issues in the US) as any other married couple. In places where access to marriage is limited to opposite-sex couples only, then same-sex couples may be able to obtain the same rights by civil union, civil partnership or domestic partnership. Otherwise, they do not have the same rights.
What laws or anything that could prevent your fiance and you from living together legally?
Couples in Calgary can live together legally. They will have some rights, but not as many rights as married couples. No laws prevent it.
Does the Defense of Marriage Act preempt ERISA?
No. Same-sex married couples are entitled to the same rights under ERISA as opposite-sex married couples.
Why do cohabiting couples have different rights to married couples?
Marriage is a legal contract and when people decide to get married, they agree to hold to society's conventions for marriage in exchange for the benefits they become entitled to.
Do same-sex couples have the same rights as heterosexuals?
In places where same-sex marriage has been legalized, same-sex married couples have identical rights (except for federal issues in the US) as any other married couple. In places where access to marriage is limited to opposite-sex couples only, then same-sex couples may be able to obtain the same rights by civil union, civil partnership or domestic partnership. Otherwise, they do not have the same rights.
Purtian lawmakers in new England prevented married women from having property rights because?
They feared that separate property rights for women would undercut the unity of married couples!
Puritan lawmakers in New England prevented married women from having property rights because?
they feared that separate property rights for women would undercut the unity of married couples.
Should same-sex partners be granted the same legal rights as traditional married couples?
Yes. There is no legitimate reason to deny them their rights.
