Legal Paperwork for Alternative Relationships - June 23, 2009

The Society of Janus presents: Legal Paperwork for Alternative Relationships, by Jay Wiseman.

You and your master lived together in his house for years, then one day he suddenly dies. Can you still live there? He was somewhat wealthy but you most definitely are not. Will you inherit any of his estate?

If your slave is hospitalized, will you be allowed to visit him/her or can their “real” family viciously freeze you out?

If your three-way relationship of ten years should end, how will the property be divided?

Does your state recognize common-law marriage? If so, will you have to go through a “real” divorce to end your relationship?

Do you need a will? If so, what’s required for a will to be judged “legal” by the courts?

Getting the proper legal paperwork into place is actually not that difficult, and absolutely essential in helping to prevent an already awful situation from turning into an outright catastrophe. Come hear what Jay Wiseman has to say about wills, advance health care directives, durable powers of attorney, property ownership agreements and other documents essential to easing the passage through some of life’s toughest periods.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 8:00pm - 10:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm). SF Citadel, 1277 Mission Street, San Francisco. $5 for Janus members and affiliates; $15 for non-members (you do not need to be a member to attend!).