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dsc

(52,166 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:46 PM Jan 2013

A strange legal question about marriage equality

A couple is legally married in CT, they live in NC, due to an illness they go to MD for treatment and the ill party dies in MD. Where does the will get probated? Do they get to choose?

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A strange legal question about marriage equality (Original Post) dsc Jan 2013 OP

Probate is in the state of established residency ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #1

ah figured as much dsc Jan 2013 #2

Domicile is the key Geoff R. Casavant Jan 2013 #3

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

1. Probate is in the state of established residency

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:49 PM

Jan 2013

dsc

(52,166 posts)

2. ah figured as much

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:51 PM

Jan 2013

thought maybe gays had some way around the issue if they could forum shop.

Geoff R. Casavant

(2,381 posts)

3. Domicile is the key

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 07:37 PM

Jan 2013

If NC was meant to be their permanent domicile, then the temporary relocation to MD would not matter. Please feel free to PM me if you have other questions.

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