[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/15-reasons-why-marriage-matters\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/15-reasons-why-marriage-matters\/","headline":"15 Reasons Why Marriage Matters","name":"15 Reasons Why Marriage Matters","description":"From WhiteKnot.org and Marriage Equality USA 1 Marriage offers 1,138 Federal benefits and responsibilities (PDF), not including hundreds more offered by every state. 2 In...","datePublished":"2011-07-29","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/15-reasons-why-marriage-matters\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":338,"articleBody":" From WhiteKnot.org and Marriage Equality USA1Marriage offers 1,138 Federal benefits and responsibilities (PDF), not including hundreds more offered by every state.2In times of crisis,  spouses have hospital visitation rights and can make medical decisions  in event of illness or disability of their spouse.3Employers offer spouses sick leave, bereavement leave, access to health insurance and pension.4The law provides certain automatic rights to a person’s spouse regardless of whether or not a will exists.5Married couples in  elderly care facilities are generally not separated unless one spouse’s  health dictates hospitalization or special care.6Married couples are permitted to give an unlimited amount of gifts to each other without being taxed.7The law presumes that  a married couple with both names on the title to their home owns the  property as “tenants by the entirety.”8A married couple, by statute, has creditor protection of their marital home.9Many married people  are entitled to financial benefits relating to their spouses, such as  disability, pension and social security benefits.10With marriage, a  couple has the right to be treated as an economic unit and to file joint  tax returns (and pay the marriage penalty), and obtain joint health,  home and auto insurance policies.11When a spouse dies, there is no need to prove ownership of every item in the household for taxable purposes.12A child who grows up  with married parents benefits from the fact that his or her parents’  relationship is recognized by law and receives legal protections.13Spouses are generally entitled to joint child custody and visitation upon divorce (and bear an obligation to pay child support).14The mark of a strong  family and healthy children is having parents who are nurturing, caring,  and loving. Parents should be judged on their ability to parent, not by  their age, race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or  gender identity.15For adults, a stable,  happy marriage is the best protector against illness and premature  death. Decades of research have clearly established these links. (Burman  & Margolin, 1992; Dawson, 1991; Verbrugge, 1979)."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"15 Reasons Why Marriage Matters","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/15-reasons-why-marriage-matters\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]