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Legal Solutions for Same-Sex Couples
The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship
SANTA CRUZ, CA: "Civil union and same-sex marriage are the Wild, Wild West of relationship law. The rules governing same-sex relationships will be fought over and continue to be unstable for years to come," says attorney Ed Sherman, founder of Nolo Press and author of The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship. In his latest book, co-authored with attorney Bruce Janke, Sherman provides much-needed stability and solutions for legal issues gay couples face.
Written for all committed couples, whether married, getting married, or living together (hetero or same-sex), The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship pays special attention to the legal needs of gay couples, providing specific instructions on how to create a legally binding relationship agreement that will provide them with many of the same rights and responsibilities the law automatically confers on married couples.
As the title states, the purpose of the book is to show couples how to create a relationship agreement that will help their relationship last; but if a same-sex couple does decide to break up, their Couples Contract will serve them well. The agreements they made regarding finances, parenting and support, and the section of the book called "How to reduce pain and cost when it's over" will make things go more smoothly and easily.
Other benefits same-sex couples gain by creating a Couples Contract are:
- Understand and customize the legal relationships in their personal life
- Secure essential legal benefits
- Tailor the rules to suit their needs and wishes
- Establish a plan that can help solve relationship issues that might come up
- Accomplish the same financial agreements normally reserved for marrying couples by the traditional negative prenup, but in a loving, constructive, positive manner
Scores of professionals in the financial planning and relationship counseling fields, including those who specialize in serving same-sex couples, have enthusiastically embraced the Couples Contract as a much needed tool for their clients. Sherman presented his Couples Contract material to the PridePlanners and National Association of Personal Financial Advisors 2005 national conventions to wide acclaim.
PridePlanners president Dana Levit says, "The Couples Contract is an exciting tool that I use in my practice. I like that it is first about caring for each other and keeping the relationship together while it addresses financial issues and creates a framework for making decisions. It helps make stronger relationships."
For couples in California, Sherman introduces his Couples Contract in Legal Essentials for California Couples, co-authored with Susan Cameron. This book covers domestic partnership issues in more detail, and explains how California law affects couples of all types.
Title: The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship
ISBN 0-944508-58-8
Authors: Ed Sherman and Bruce Janke
208 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
Or, for Californians...
Title: Legal Essentials for California Couples
ISBN 0-944508-54-5
Authors: Ed Sherman & Susan Cameron
284 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
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