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Privileges and protections endowed by marriage [May. 29th, 2009|12:02 am]
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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:
  1. have access to spouse's life and health insurance from spouse's workplace
  2. be able to file joint tax returns and access marriage-related tax benefits
  3. be relocated with spouse by the company in a job change
  4. sponsor permanent residency and citizenship if spouse is from another country
  5. have joint leases for rental property with automatic renewal rights if spouse leaves or dies
  6. have joint insurance policies for home, motor and health
  7. receive medical care, education, home loans if spouse is in the military (not sure if this applies in SG)
  8. invoke spousal privilege in a court of law (not sure if this applies in SG)
  9. own property in joint tenancy (not sure if this applies in SG)

With children, the right to:

  1. have joint parenting rights such as access to children's school records
  2. have ready access to joint adoption of children
  3. have custody of children in the event of divorce
  4. have custody of children after death of a spouse
  5. have relationships, with all its entitlements, legally recognised in other countries

Upon spouse's illness, the right to:

  1. obtain sick leave from a workplace to care for the person
  2. make medical decisions for the person, if necessary
  3. visit in the hospital (not sure if this applies in SG)

Upon spouse's death, the right to:

  1. get compassionate leave from a workplace
  2. make decisions about the manner of a spouse's burial
  3. receive the spouse's CPF
  4. inherit spouse's assets automatically, if spouse dies without a will
  5. inherit shared assets automatically
  6. inherit retirement savings tax-free
  7. assume a spouse's pension
  8. file a wrongful death claim (not sure if this applies in SG)

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