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Couldn't we, in theory, set it up so that those issues (excluding taxation) are dealt with in a standard polygamy contract. Of course there is still the issue
by gizmo686 11y ago
Couldn't we, in theory, set it up so that those issues (excluding taxation) are dealt with in a standard polygamy contract.
Of course there is still the issue of determining what the correct resolution of those issues is, so we will likely have a situation of multiple 'standard' contracts, and people picking one without actually researching the differences.
- throw_away 11y agoI'm sure most things probably could (though still unfair if some have to explicitly acquire these rights by contract while others get it by default). The government's obligation at death is the sticking point. This case was about getting a spouse's name on a death certificate. The DOMA case was about taxation at death (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Windsor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Windsor ).