"Bundle of Rights" argument

[UtahDan]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I don't know if inheritance is a fundamental right. But to say that inheritance setups are okay, except for ones involving gay partners, is crazy in my book.

Who says that? If you have a will you can set up your inheritance any way you want to. What we are talking about is what happens when you don't have a will and intestacy statutes control.

If you are gay and want everything to go to your partner, so be it. I don't know of anywhere you can't do that. In fact, most places you can leave everything for the benefit of a pet. Ditto for leaving your partner in charge of medical decisions or giving them power over your person or property in the event of incapacity.

Why does it make more sense for intestacy laws to govern a gay person's estate after death than it does for that person's will to govern. Are we all talking about the same thing?