Comments on: can i become the legal representative of my 6 year boyfriend? http://www.stollikerlaw.com/wrongful-death-lawyer/can-i-become-the-legal-representative-of-my-6-year-boyfriend Updates from the Exciting Field of Personal Injury Law Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: MagnusMoss http://www.stollikerlaw.com/wrongful-death-lawyer/can-i-become-the-legal-representative-of-my-6-year-boyfriend/comment-page-1#comment-1354 MagnusMoss Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:53:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/wrongful-death-lawyer/can-i-become-the-legal-representative-of-my-6-year-boyfriend#comment-1354 Nope. That's why you write a will. If there's no will and you aren't married you have no legal connection to him. Trying to sort out who is a casual date and who is a Life Partner is messy and difficult and the government has decided not to bother. Without a will, the state's Intestacy Laws take over. His sister gets to be the legal representative.<br><b>References : </b><br> Nope. That’s why you write a will.

If there’s no will and you aren’t married you have no legal connection to him. Trying to sort out who is a casual date and who is a Life Partner is messy and difficult and the government has decided not to bother.

Without a will, the state’s Intestacy Laws take over. His sister gets to be the legal representative.
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