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Now more than ever, it's important that you take the proper legal steps to define and protect your relationship in the eyes of the law. If you don't, you run the risk of being shut out of each other's lives -- and the lives of children you co-parent -- in times of medical, financial or personal crisis.
This practical, plain-English guide shows lesbian and gay couples how to:
- make practical decisions about living together
- obtain domestic partner benefits
- make medical decisions for each other when needed
- take care of each other's finances when one partner is incapacitated
- leave property to each other
- have and raise children through adoption, donor insemination, surrogacy or foster parenting
The 14th edition is updated to provide the latest information on same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in the U.S., Canada and around the world. It also includes a CD-ROM that helps you create essential legal documents.
Also, check out our Gay & Lesbian Marriage Laws page!
User reviewsA must read for Gay and Lesbian couples 
By Charles Benson, San Francisco, CA A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples is the perfect asset for any same sex couple seeking basic legal advice, and the best part is that its written in clear and simple English. Often members of Gay or Lesbian couples run into difficulty when trying to gain the same rights and protection allotted to straight couples. This can result in various legal issues ranging from how to gain the right of medical executor, rights of inheritance, and even to the division of property when a Gay or Lesbian couple breaks up. When my partner and I separated a year ago, I turned to this guide for help and never regretted it. The CD-ROM is an added bonus to the book, which offers several documents that can be used if a couple can't necessarily afford a lawyer. Consider this book essential to any couple hoping to alleviate legal problems down the road.
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