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Re:You May Want to Marry My Husband by pmarreck on Friday March 03, 2017 @06:33PM (#13787935)
I'm very sorry. I hope you are coping as best you can. Good advice, though.

I might add (as I'm going through it right now for the first time at 44 with my hetero domestic partner) to consider writing a last will and testament. Some lawyers' fees attached to it, but a sound thing to have as a contingency. It also forces you to think about your values.

Re:You May Want to Marry My Husband by clort on Saturday March 04, 2017 @06:50AM (#13790496)
There are several legal documents that it might be wise to create in addition to a will. My sister (an ICU nurse), has been agitating recently for us to think about creating some kind of "advanced healthcare directive"[1] as she sees many cases where lack of this is problematic. My mother (retired, getting older) also wishes to set up an "enduring power of attorney"[2] as another relative had a fair amount of trouble last year due to not having something like this in place before the time of need.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_healthcare_directive

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduring_power_of_attorney