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To: Suma who wrote (1118)	8/21/2006 5:31:00 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1695

Thanks. Survivors pension benefits, SS benefits, tax deductions. That's kind of what I thought. I personally know of a case where the partner was not permitted by the parents of that woman to even see her dying partner..never even got to say good bye That is a shame and cruel on the part of the parents. I'm not sure how they had any legal right to have done that if she was an adult. There is no law that can compel people to accept what they don't want to though. ..AND the parents kept the house, the furnishings etc. That would depend in whose name the house etc was in. And can be controlled that way or through a will. I suppose the individual didn't have a will but she should have had. I know family disputes over inheritances, even very small ones - between brothers and sisters and so on are very common. And frequently people do get cheated. Do you need anymore injustices ... I know you will think this is cruel, but I don't think getting bigger tax deductions, SS benefits, etc. are a great overriding moral cause. I do understand why people committed to one another would want the financial benefits though. I think people should conduct their affairs the way they want but not expect society to treat them in a privileged protected way. Even if it sometimes seems unfair, as I have said to our kids numerous times, life is not fair.