At 05:44 PM 2/22/2004 -0500 Jon Gabriel wrote:
> Lawyers and high legal fees are
>required for both wills and durable powers of attorney when gay partnerships
>are involved.
I have no doubt that there are difficulties in assigning these rights
through the current legal processes, indeed I support civil unions for
precisely this reason.
I would point out, however, that my ex-girlfirend who is on Medicare
managed to assign her medical power of attorney to a non-family-member.
So, it can be done.
But I agree, the process should be streamlined and made simpler.
JDG
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