{"id":415,"date":"2008-10-17T03:44:38","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T07:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=415"},"modified":"2008-10-06T23:48:14","modified_gmt":"2008-10-07T03:48:14","slug":"civil-unions-marriage-estate-planning-for-same-sex-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=415","title":{"rendered":"Civil Unions, Marriage &#038; Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>you are invited to<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: Arial;\">A New Era of Rights and Responsibilities:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: Arial;\">Civil Unions, Marriage &amp; Estate Planning <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: Arial;\">for Same-Sex Couples<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\"><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\">Thursday, October\u00a023, 2008<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\">7:00 \u2013 9:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\">Light refreshments\u00a0will be served<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\">There is no charge for this event &#8211; Reservations are required<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\">Cent&#8217;Anni Restaurant<br \/>\n5 Highland\u00a0Place, Maplewood, New Jersey<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\"> 07040<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Please RSVP to Matt Allen at Lambda Legal at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:mallen@lambdalegal.org\">mallen@lambdalegal.org<\/a> or 212-809-8585, ext. 254.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoBodyText2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\">At this free Life Planning Symposium an exclusive panel of professionals will place special emphasis on estate planning and the changing legal landscape for the LGBT community.\u00a0 Until we have equality for all Americans under both state and federal law, LGBT people need to take extra measures in life and estate planning to protect themselves and their loved ones from the potentially devastating effects of a biased system.\u00a0\u00a0The panelists are:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Parinaz Cole, Financial Advisor<\/strong> &#8211; Merrill Lynch<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Jim Cole, Financial Advisor<\/strong> \u2013 Merrill Lynch<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Debra E. 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