TY - BOOK AU - Hertz,Frederick AU - Doskow,Emily TI - Making it legal: a guide to same-sex marriage, domestic partnerships & civil unions SN - 9781413325096 PY - 2018/// CY - Berkeley, California PB - Nolo KW - Same-sex marriage KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Civil unions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A brief history of the same-sex marriage movement -- Same-sex marriage around the world and at home -- What it means to be married : the rules of marriage and divorce -- The real-life consequences of legal discrimination -- Marriage material -- Ten steps to a decision -- To prenup or not to prenup -- Avoiding the ugly gay divorce -- Estate planning for same-sex couples N2 - Marriage equality is now available in all U.S. states, but there are many questions that same-sex couples should discuss before walking down the aisle. Hertz and Doskow cover state and federal laws on same-sex domestic partnerships and civil unions. They explain how it will affect your taxes, your responsibility for your partner's debts, whether your registration will be recognized if you move to another state, among other things ER -