Monthly Archives: March 2010

Advance Directives: Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney

Published on March 31, 2010 by Sandra Slaga

Today’s five-year anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death is a reminder that we all have to face end-of-life decisions, for ourselves and often for loved ones.   Most of us don’t like talking about end-of-life issues.  Even more of us never get around to putting a plan in writing.  Then-26-year-old Terri Schiavo didn’t either.
Terri was diagnosed as [...]

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2010 Census Data Will Count Same-Sex Partners and Same-Sex Spouses

Published on March 30, 2010 by Sandra Slaga

The 2010 Census will be the first census to publicly release the number of both same-sex spouses and same-sex unmarried partners.  In the past, these two groups were combined and reported as same-sex “unmarried partners.”
This information will come from the relationship question, which asks the person filling out the form to identify how all [...]

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