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Documents Same-Sex Couples Need
Five legal documents are critical for same-sex couples to protect their partners from discriminatory practices in life, during medical emergencies and after death.
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Does Your Family Know Your Advance Directives?
Sudden deaths serve as heartbreaking reminders to make sure that your choices and final wishes are in a living will in the event you are ever placed on life support.
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THE RIGHT TO DIE (Part 1)
This is the first article in a series that discusses "the right to die." It covers some common medical and legal terminology about the end of life issues.
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Does No Code Equal No Care?
A DNR order, also known as "No Code," may be written to reflect a person's wishes to withhold lifesaving care. Will this order result in a lack of other types of care?
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What is a Health Care Power of Attorney?
If you are unable to make or communicate your wishes, your doctor will look to next of kin to help direct your care. Learn about a Health Care Power of Attorney below.
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What You Should Know about a Living Will
Learn the basics about living wills. Will your wishes be respected if you cannot make medical decisions for yourself?
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How Wills, Living Wills, & Living Trusts Differ
The future management and distribution of an estate will involve one or more legal documents: a will, a living will and a living trust. Learn the difference between them.
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It's Ten O'Clock. Do You Know Where Your Money Is?
Description and review of Harold Lustig's book, <i>4 Steps to Financial Security For Lesbian and Gay Couples.</i>
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