You will be treated as “legal strangers” for purposes of state and federal laws. As a result, if you do not have an estate plan, your partner would not have the right to inherit from you, have preference to be appointed your guardian, or many other rights you would assume a spouse would have.
About John D. Laughton, Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorney
Mr. Laughton is an estate planning and elder law lawyer in his 40th year of law practice. He is committed to your peace of mind and solving your problems by providing personalized legal services in a highly ethical, professional, solution oriented, and cost effective manner.