The benefits and protections incident to a marriage license have never been greater and include:<\/p>\n
\n- The right to receive a portion of the estate of a spouse who dies intestate and protection against disinheritance through elective share provisions<\/li>\n
- Preference in being appointed as the personal representative of a spouse who dies intestate<\/li>\n
- The right to bring a lawsuit for the wrongful death of a spouse<\/li>\n
- The right to bring an action for loss of consortium<\/li>\n
- The right to workers’ compensation survivor benefits<\/li>\n
- The right to spousal benefits statutorily guaranteed to public employees, including health, life, disability, and accident insurance<\/li>\n
- The opportunity to be covered as a spouse under group life insurance policies issued to an employee<\/li>\n
- The opportunity to be covered as a spouse under group life insurance policies issued to an employee<\/li>\n
- The opportunity to be covered as the insured’s spouse under an individual health insurance policy<\/li>\n
- The right to claim an evidentiary privilege for marital communications<\/li>\n
- Homestead rights and protections<\/li>\n
- The presumption of joint ownership of property and the concomitant right of survivorship<\/li>\n
- Hospital visitation and other rights incident to the medical treatment of a family member, and<\/li>\n
- The right to receive, and the obligation to provide, spousal support, maintenance, and property division in the event of separation or divorce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The benefits and protections incident to a marriage license have never been greater and include: The right to receive a portion of the estate of a spouse who dies intestate and protection against disinheritance through elective share provisions Preference in being appointed as the personal representative of a spouse who dies intestate The right to … <\/p>\n
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