The benefits of marriage are many, especially when it comes to finances and getting breaks. You also get more rights and protection, both legal and practical.

The list below will help you to know some of the benefits of marriage:

1. There are government benefits that include: Social Security, Medicare, and disability benefits, veterans’ military benefits; educational and medical. Along with public assistance benefits.

2. A couple of tax benefits: filing joint income tax returns with the IRS and state taxing authorities. And you can create a family partnership under federal tax laws that will let you divide business income among family members.

3. There’s also estate planning benefits: You inherit a share of your partner’s estate, you get priority if a conservator needs to be chosen for your spouse and life estate trusts that are restricted to married couples.

4. Then there’s employment benefits: Insurance benefits through a spouse’s employer, family leave to care of a spouse during an illness, receiving wages, and retirement plan benefits for a deceased spouse and getting bereavement leave if your spouse dies.

5. What about medical benefits: You get special privileges in a hospital intensive care unit or during restricted visiting hours for your spouse. And you can make medical decisions for them if they are incapable of doing so.

6. You also have consumer benefits: You can get family rates for health, homeowners’, auto, and other types of insurance, tuition discounts and permission to use school facilities and incentives offered only to married couples or families.

7. Finally, let’s not forget family benefits: You get equal division of property if you divorce, child custody and child support, you can apply for joint foster care rights and you can file for stepparent or joint adoption.

These 7 benefits of marriage are pretty good motivators to get married if you’re sitting on the fence weighing the pros and cons living together; at least when it comes to rights and laws. Whether you’re already married or thinking about it, it’s information you should know and discuss with your partner.

There are two e-books online that benefit marriage just click on links below:
Why Men Leave

Magic of Making Up