| Privileges and protections endowed by marriage |
[May. 29th, 2009|12:02 am] |
I was reading the book "Permanent Partners" and learnt about the privileges/rights and protections endowed by marriage, which include ...
In routine matters, the right to:
- have access to spouse's life and health insurance from spouse's workplace
- be able to file joint tax returns and access marriage-related tax benefits
- be relocated with spouse by the company in a job change
- sponsor permanent residency and citizenship if spouse is from another country
- have joint leases for rental property with automatic renewal rights if spouse leaves or dies
- have joint insurance policies for home, motor and health
- receive medical care, education, home loans if spouse is in the military (not sure if this applies in SG)
- invoke spousal privilege in a court of law (not sure if this applies in SG)
- own property in joint tenancy (not sure if this applies in SG)
With children, the right to: - have joint parenting rights such as access to children's school records
- have ready access to joint adoption of children
- have custody of children in the event of divorce
- have custody of children after death of a spouse
- have relationships, with all its entitlements, legally recognised in other countries
Upon spouse's illness, the right to:
- obtain sick leave from a workplace to care for the person
- make medical decisions for the person, if necessary
- visit in the hospital (not sure if this applies in SG)
Upon spouse's death, the right to: - get compassionate leave from a workplace
- make decisions about the manner of a spouse's burial
- receive the spouse's CPF
- inherit spouse's assets automatically, if spouse dies without a will
- inherit shared assets automatically
- inherit retirement savings tax-free
- assume a spouse's pension
- file a wrongful death claim (not sure if this applies in SG)

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