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I stated that I can not give custody of my child to my life partner if I die even though we are both raising it. Legally my life partner is some random dude. The government is tearing apart my family because of my death. It's quite sad that the fear irrational of gays can cause this.
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Are you seriously going to sit here and tell me that if you die, the government isn't going to allow you to grand custody of your child to whoever the hell you want, as long as that other party agrees?
Are you leveling me again?
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Link to about.com stuff
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What happens if children in gay and lesbian couple households can't be adopted (or the parents aren't granted legal custody)?
* By banning gay adoption, children in gay couple households have no legal status should something happen to the parents, including death or serious illness.
* Neither the parent or child has visitation rights if the parents separate.
* The child cannot claim inheritances or other household assets in case of death.
* If one parent dies, the second parent has no legal right to take custody or care for the child.
* A parent without legal right to a child cannot legally register him/her for school.
* Parents cannot put children on some health insurance plans.
* Parents cannot make medical decisions for the child.
* The child has no claim to the social security or other insurance benefits of the parent.
* Gay couple parents without adoption rights do not benefit from the generous tax deductions granted to heterosexual parents.
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Yup, there it is. If they were allowed to be legally married, this stuff would not be a problem.