09-04-2011, 11:02 PM
princealbertofb Wrote:... here is what the French people seem to think in a recent poll...The argument for not making any changes seems to be we could always get PACSed. Entering into a Pacte civil de solidarité will not, for example, provide PA and me security when one of us dies (some of you will know stuff to do with death and bereavement is pretty high up in our thoughts at the moment). Straight people who get married in France do not have to jump through expensive extra legal hoops to ensure their spouse is provided for at the time of death. Those privileges come with the marriage certificate. Their joint belongings are not taken by the state and given to surviving parents and siblings before the partner gets a look in, no matter how long a couple has been together. The state does not demand 65% tax on the estate when one partner in a marriage dies. A marriage in the UK would be recognised as a marriage in France. The benefits of a civil partnership do not cross the channel.
Maybe we're supposed to be grateful that we can afford so many luxuries with all our pink euros. :mad:
... if I've understood it all correctly :redface:
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