List of benefits of marriage in the United States
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The following is a partial list of some of the benefits that are granted to married
persons in the United States:
- Autopsy examination consent
- Burial rights of service member's dependents
- Child custody in divorce proceedings
- Cohabitation on military and other controlled properties.
- Community property control, division, acquisition, and disposition
- Exemption from conveyance tax
- Court notice of probate proceedings
- Death benefit for surviving spouse for government employee
- Domestic violence protection orders
- Existing homestead lease continuation of rights
- Regulation of condominium sales to owner-occupants exemption
- Funeral and bereavement leave
- Joint adoption and foster care
- Joint tax filing
- Property tax exemption for homes of totally disabled veterans
- Income tax deductions, credits, rates exemption, and estimates
- Insurance licenses, coverage, eligibility, and benefits organization of mutual benefits society
- Legal status with stepchildren
- Making, revoking, and objecting to post-mortem anatomical gifts
- Making spousal medical decisions
- Spousal non-resident tuition deferential waiver
- Payment of wages and workers compensation benefits after worker death
- Permission to make arrangements for burial or cremation
- Right of survivorship of custodial trust
- Right to change surname upon marriage
- Right to enter into prenuptial agreement
- Right to inheritance of property
- Right to sue for tort and wrongful death
- Right to child support after divorce
- Spousal privilege and confidential marriage communications
- Spousal immigration benefits
- Spouse of veteran medical care discount
- Status as next-of-kin
- Visitation privileges to imprisoned spouse
- Visitation privileges to spouse in hospital
See also
External link
- 1,049 Federal Laws where a distinction is based on Marriage (http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/og97016.pdf) (General Accounting Office, 1997)