tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post3924960312201940584..comments2023-12-14T11:26:51.959-05:00Comments on Life After Jerusalem: Avuncular American: You've Been VolunteeredDiggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-77756380694570491372008-06-04T02:24:00.000-04:002008-06-04T02:24:00.000-04:00I've quoted you and linked to you here: http://co...I've quoted you and linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-youve-been-volunteered-to-iraq.htmlConsul-At-Armshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391037582103556978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-89256200892416644582008-06-02T14:37:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:37:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for highlighting how these very imp...Thanks so much for highlighting how these very important issues have had a personal impact on your family. It is a long term goal of mine to one day enter the FS and I've read quite a few FSO blogs over the years. However, yours is the first that I've found that deals very objectively (and in detail)with MOH issues. Like you, my partner and I hope we have covered all of our bases with our wills, powers of attorney, property trusts, etc. However, I agree, there's no guarantee that these multiple documents will provide the "universal acceptance" you need when (and where) you need them. Your situation in Virginia very clearly illustrates why a broader "institutional solution" is necessary in order to safeguard the interests of our families. On a more encouraging note, my partner works for a leading global consulting firm that provides full domestic partnership benefits and regularly receives a "perfect score" on HRC's Annual Corporate Equality Index. Hopefully the USG keeps a close eye on the advances that the private sector continues to make in the area of domestic partner benefits. I hope everything works out well for your upcoming assignment. My thoughts and best wishes go out to you.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196627964117066525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-35963285787737829312008-06-02T13:42:00.000-04:002008-06-02T13:42:00.000-04:00We'll both definitely have durable powers of attor...We'll both definitely have durable powers of attorney and wills before she leaves. The problem for us is that we live in Virginia, and the laws in Virginia are such that they could nullify any agreements we make should they choose to. The laws in Virginia state that they can nullify any contracts between two people of the same sex that purport to give the benefits of marriage. They haven't used it that broadly yet, but I don't want to be a test case either.Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-866002151943364012008-06-02T13:22:00.000-04:002008-06-02T13:22:00.000-04:00It's not the institutional solution you would like...It's not the institutional solution you would like, but a limited power of attorney should give a person the ability to designate any other person to make decisions in their stead, including medical decisions if a person is unable to make them themselves. If one of you does go, you should make sure that both of you have LPAs for whatever might arise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com