They had wills and powers of attorney, so after their marriage I asked my mother, “Why, after so many years, did you decide to marry?” My stepfather is battling cancer, so that the crux of why they married was to gain the full power of legal recognition for their union, ensuring each other's ability to make decisions about the other's health and well-being, ensuring property and assets that they share as a couple, and protecting the surviving partner.
Ils avaient déjà un testament et une procuration, ce qui m'a poussé à demander à ma mère, après le mariage, pourquoi elle avait, après tant d'années, décidé de se marier. Mon beau-père combat le cancer, et le motif principal de leur mariage était l'obtention du plein pouvoir que confère la reconnaissance juridique à une union.