Please explain why I couldn’t create a beneficiary of my SS or will it to my wife. The suggestion that only the government can handle this type of contract seems somewhat non-nonsensical to me.
Father and Mother for a child: I’m not quite sure why that, in law, must be tied to the governments issuing of marriage licenses. I seems self evident that not all Father and Mothers are married to begin with but certainly that doesn’t prevent the government from garnishing wages (In some communities this is quite an industry for the “Single Mothers”)
RE: Please explain why I couldn’t create a beneficiary of my SS or will it to my wife.
From the perspective of government not being in the business of marriage, I can see how everything becomes contractual.
If you are married to someone and you die, you have to SPECIFICALLY draw up a contract stating to Uncle Sam that your SS goes to her because a marriage license is now not recognized.
If God forbid, you divorce, you will have to create a different contract to designate your new beneficiary.
Government forms that have the box — Marital Status in them would also be gone.
It just implies that contract lawyers will be busier than ever before.