Marriage’s Financial Pros and Cons
U.S. News and World Reports has posted this article Kimberly Palmer. She writes:
. . . But before getting swept away with visions of matching tuxes or bridal bouquets, it may pay to ponder the monetary implications of ’til death do us part. Because while marriage—both gay and heterosexual—offers many financial benefits, it comes with potential disadvantages, too. (Only the state-regulated effects, however, apply to married gay couples, because the federal government does not recognize gay marriage.) . . .