Sharing without marriage.

[Khan]

I am preparing to move to Florida in a year or so to cohabit with a friend. It has been a real pain attempting to get said friend onto various accounts.
AAA was no great problem, but car insurance requires a shared address (unless married or child).
And health insurance/SSA/pension are impossible.

 

[cinman2000]

I guess it would be easier to get married, but with the government shut down, no marriage licences. Sounds like a rock and a hard place to me.

 

[SumDay]

but with the government shut down, no marriage licences.

I didn't realize marriage licenses were issued at the federal level. Around these parts, we get them at the county courthouse which had open doors when I drove by it today.

 

[RunningBum]

I guess it would be easier to get married, but with the government shut down, no marriage licences. Sounds like a rock and a hard place to me.

Seriously? Do you think nobody can get married this weekend? Even if it was a federal license, which it isn't, how long do you expect the shutdown to last?

 

[Moemg]

I am preparing to move to Florida in a year or so to cohabit with a friend. It has been a real pain attempting to get said friend onto various accounts.
AAA was no great problem, but car insurance requires a shared address (unless married or child).
And health insurance/SSA/pension are impossible.

I believe SSA & pension require you to be married before they will add someone to your account .Plus a year or so is a long time I would not be adding anyone to my accounts until we had lived together for several years .IMO !

 

[cinman2000]

Seriously? Do you think nobody can get married this weekend? Even if it was a federal license, which it isn't, how long do you expect the shutdown to last?

Sorry, my comment on marriage licenses was a little tongue in cheek which did not translate too well. No idea how long the shutdown will last....

 

[Sarah in SC]

Do you need to add the friend to these accounts?

 

[Khan]

Adding him to my accounts would lower our total expenses, and simplify bookkeeping. We might end up marrying just so he can get SSA.

 

[ikubak]

It's football season...nobody is getting married.