Among them are the rights
to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill
to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for
home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with
automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions
to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the
home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and
home loans; joint filing of tax
returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave
to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect
to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where
to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...
Although your child will come
to the US on an IH3 Visa, which means they are
automatic citizens, CHI always suggests families re-adopt their child once they
return home.