Currently, same-sex couples in Kentucky do not have the freedom
to marry the person they love. As a result, the following
benefits are denied by the Commonwealth:
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Accidental death
benefit for the surviving spouse of a government employee;
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Appointment as
guardian of a minor;
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Beneficial owner
status of corporate securities;
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Bill of Rights
benefits for victims and witnesses;
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Consent to
post-mortem examination;
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Control,
division, acquisition, and disposition of community
property;
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Criminal injuries
compensation;
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Death benefit for
surviving spouse for government employee;
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Disclosure of
vital statistics records;
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Eligibility for
housing opportunity allowance program of the Housing,
Finance and Development Corporation;
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Exemption from
claims of Department of Human Services for social services
payments, financial assistance, or burial payments;
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Exemption from
conveyance tax;
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Family violence
prevention and services;
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Funeral leave for
government employees;
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Income tax
deductions, credits, rates exemption, and estimates;
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Insurance
licenses, coverage, eligibility, and benefits;
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Legal status with
partner’s children;
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Making partner
medical decisions;
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Payment of wages
to a relative of deceased employee;
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Payment of
worker's compensation benefits after death;
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Permission to
make arrangements for burial or cremation;
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Public assistance
from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
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Right to change
names;
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Right to inherit
property;
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Rights and
proceedings for involuntary hospitalization and treatment;
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Spousal privilege
and confidential marriage communications;
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Tax relief for
natural disaster losses;
Why Marriage?
