Okay, I've calmed down
Dec. 20th, 2008 01:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deirdreI don't know why I felt so pissed off last night (possible drug reaction, srsly), but I still think the larger point is valid.
I'll participate in events I can support (sans snark).
This scenario hadn't even occurred to my husband until I just told it to him, but I thought it was obvious. He said, "I don't think there's a typical scenario where a presumed straight couple's marriage would even get to the attention of the courts, much less have the opportunity to be legally invalidated."
1. Say you've got a straight couple who either were unable to have children or who chose not to have children.
2. They are married for 20 years, and the husband is the primary source of income and prospers and then dies suddenly.
3. Probate happens, at which point the greedy relatives come out, and one of them files a protest against the wife inheriting because the marriage was a gay marriage.
4. Genetic testing of deceased and spouse occurs, and it's discovered the husband or wife wasn't legally the correct sex, and the courts rule against the wife, who then loses three million dollars over something she had no ability to predict or defend against.
In the best case scenario, the widow has to prove that her marriage is valid.
With this law passed, this kind of thing will occur once people find enough reason to, and I consider it my "straight nightmare scenario," especially as a widow.
I'll participate in events I can support (sans snark).
This scenario hadn't even occurred to my husband until I just told it to him, but I thought it was obvious. He said, "I don't think there's a typical scenario where a presumed straight couple's marriage would even get to the attention of the courts, much less have the opportunity to be legally invalidated."
1. Say you've got a straight couple who either were unable to have children or who chose not to have children.
2. They are married for 20 years, and the husband is the primary source of income and prospers and then dies suddenly.
3. Probate happens, at which point the greedy relatives come out, and one of them files a protest against the wife inheriting because the marriage was a gay marriage.
4. Genetic testing of deceased and spouse occurs, and it's discovered the husband or wife wasn't legally the correct sex, and the courts rule against the wife, who then loses three million dollars over something she had no ability to predict or defend against.
In the best case scenario, the widow has to prove that her marriage is valid.
With this law passed, this kind of thing will occur once people find enough reason to, and I consider it my "straight nightmare scenario," especially as a widow.