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re: Should govt. be completely out of the marriage/family business?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:20 pm to Homesick Tiger
Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:20 pm to Homesick Tiger
The tax aspect would not be that difficult.
Everyone files a single return. Every man, woman, and child gets an exclusion from income (think personal exemption combined with a standard deduction). Since minors generally don't make much/any money, the minor's exclusion can be taken on the return of a parent/guardian. You'd have to write some regulations but this would not be that hard.
The bigger issue is that 200 years of laws and court cases have endowed a "spouse" with many legal protections and rights with respect to the other spouse. All of these things would have to be evaluated. It could certainly be done.
Everyone files a single return. Every man, woman, and child gets an exclusion from income (think personal exemption combined with a standard deduction). Since minors generally don't make much/any money, the minor's exclusion can be taken on the return of a parent/guardian. You'd have to write some regulations but this would not be that hard.
The bigger issue is that 200 years of laws and court cases have endowed a "spouse" with many legal protections and rights with respect to the other spouse. All of these things would have to be evaluated. It could certainly be done.
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:31 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Everyone files a single return. Every man, woman, and child gets an exclusion from income (think personal exemption combined with a standard deduction). Since minors generally don't make much/any money, the minor's exclusion can be taken on the return of a parent/guardian. You'd have to write some regulations but this would not be that hard.
Too difficult. Just let me file jointly with my "wife" absent a license. SIMPLE! Oh. But how do I "prove" she's my wife? Simple. I said so and she said so. Done!
quote:No real issue at all. See above.
The bigger issue is that 200 years of laws and court cases have endowed a "spouse" with many legal protections and rights with respect to the other spouse. All of these things would have to be evaluated. It could certainly be done.
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