Comments by "MacAdvisor" (@MacAdvisor) on "David Pakman Show" channel.

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  4. Let me state very clearly, I am an unmarried gay man in his 60s as well as a Yellow-dog, Bernie voting liberal Democrat market socialist. David, you seriously need to think about why you are not married when you have a child and a long-term romantic and life partner. Marriage is not a contract. Those who think it is do not know what a contract is, nor what marriage is. Marriage forms a family, a very different legal entity from both a partnership, a corporation, and single individuals working together on something. Marriage provides protection for economically disadvantaged partners. That is one of the main reasons I fought so hard for same-sex marriage. We don't live in a society where one person can pretend they became economically successful completely on their own and not be forced to share some of that wealth, if not half, with their spouse. Marriage gives you a set of real rights if something happens to your spouse. When I was in my twenties, I was deeply, madly in love with a man I lived with. We set up our household, bought furniture together, opened a joint bank account, all the stuff couple do. He was mortally wounded in a fire and took a month to die. His mother barred me from the hospital. She entered our home while I was at work and took everything she thought belonged to him. She emptied our joint account, including the money for rent. She wouldn't tell me where he was inurned. None of that would have happened if we'd been married. While you may rightfully suggest much can be mitigated by good estate planning, which at 25 and 22 we did not have, determined relatives can even overcome that. There is even worse for your child. Under the Married Couple Rule, the parentage of a child born to a wedded couple is safe from challenge save by anyone not in the marriage. Being married ensure a child has protection of inheritance and other legal rights due to being born within a marriage. I beg of you to reconsider and get married if you truly want a life partnership.
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