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There are something like 1200 rights that get conferred onto you when you get married. Most you can take care of with signing a power of attorney affidavit. Hea
by IgorPartola 5y ago
There are something like 1200 rights that get conferred onto you when you get married. Most you can take care of with signing a power of attorney affidavit. Health insurance is a tricky one but the cost of adding a spouse vs getting two single plans is typically not that different.
- synergy20 5y agoif one spouse/partner is taking care of the kids and house(i.e. not working), it's hard to get a plan for single. some company does provide medical insurance for "partners", but most probably don't, and that's a big headache.
- dragonwriter 5y agoA lot that cover partners cover only registered domestic partnership, which was created as a lesser option to avoid providing same sex marriage, but has generally been retained because it's been adapted to other uses. But it's still a state-defined legal relationship, so if you are against that with marriage...
- novok 5y agoAlso has a tax consequence, unlike 'married' health insurance.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Health insurance is a tricky one but the cost of adding a spouse vs getting two single plans is typically not that different. Sure. Where being married is cheaper for health insurance is when you have kids, at least with employer group plans. (Premiums for 2-party plans tend to be about, often exactly, double single plans. Family plans, for 3+, tend to be about 2.5 times. If your coparent isn't eligible on the same plan the marginal cost of each of the first two kids is higher.)