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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
a civil marriage is a specific contract that establishes a family in the eyes of the law and has nothing to do with religion.
it determines stuff like who can adopt children as a couple, who gets to inherit your IRA, who gets to make decisions about your children, who gets what if a couple splits, who is eligible for medical benefits, who can legally come into the country as a family member, who gets to call the shots when you're in a coma, and all that "kinda stupid" shit that children don't think about when they live with their parents.
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and then the woman gets all of the money and the kids when she divorces me right