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Originally Posted by Gabo  For people that want to form a legal contract and live together, they have the unlimited right to contract and can create whatever bond they wish. |
I would like for that to be true, without the need for a marriage contract. For now, for one to be able to share insurance benefits, go together on a peace corps mission, or possibly many other things such as immigrating to other countries, adopting children and such, a marriage contract does what no other contract can do. It'd be nice if people could have their own contract written up, specifying both what is to be shared when they're together, and who what happens to their possessions, finances, and children if their contract is ever broken (and under what conditions it can be broken).
My girlfriend's parents were together for a decade before they married, largely because their lawyer felt their properties had become so entwined it made more sense to be married, and then they had her three years later. She is likewise of the view that it's best to remain unmarried until it makes no sense not to be, and I'm fine with that.