SeminarWorks is a monthly program of Triangle Community Works, and the May program was an update regarding The LGBT Center of Raleigh.

The details are extremely important, and you can’t depend on the law to do exactly what you want. These two truths were highlighted in a recent U.S. Supreme Court case titled Kennedy versus DuPont where a huge but common life and estate planning mistake took center stage. After hearing this, run, don’t walk, to your financial advisor and insurance agent to check out your beneficiary forms. (For a complimentary e-book discussing written plans and other partner protection planning issues, please go to www.gaymarriagealternative.com).

With the release of Mr. Marsocci’s second book on partner protection planning, the question most often asked is “why are you doing this?” As part of promoting The Gay Marriage Alternative as a free e-book, Mr. Marsocci wrote a letter to several bloggers with an advance copy, and he discussed just that. (Please go to www.gaymarriagealternative.com to download the free e-book).

This is a special edition of Rainbow Legal Talk regarding a general item of interest to the community at large. Dr. Myers is a chiropractor with a practice in Raleigh, North Carolina, presenting on the weight loss system she created. The views of Dr. Myers are not necessarily the views of the narrator or Domestic Partner Publishing, LLC, and we have not been compensated for this presentation in any manner. 

As we move firmly into a period of economic bailouts and stimulus packages overlapped with our current tax season, it is important for domestic partners to understand the nuances of certain tax rules. While there is an abundance of simple “solutions” out there that may seem effective, they can do more harm than good and cause more tax grief than limited resources can bear. Having an effective partner plan can go a long way.

A special edition extra of Rainbow Legal Talk interviewing insurance professional Mark Brandt on getting the most out of life insurance, including choosing policies that can double as disability insurance and major medical insurance. Not specific to LGBT couples and individuals, but good information nonetheless.