Talk:Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States/Archives/2014

Rights and Responsibilities Section
Looking over the Rights and Responsibilities Section, it doesn't appear to be accurate, or neutral, in it's current form. It is primarily about benefits, not responsibilities. The generally accepted definition of responsibility has to do both with being accountable and able to act independently of others in making decisions.

From the article;

Spousal income and assets are counted in determining need in many forms of government assistance, including: Veteran's medical and home care benefits Housing assistance (benefit) Housing loans for veterans (benefit and responsibllity for repayment) Child's education loans (benefit) Educational loan repayment schedule (benefit) Agricultural price supports and loans (benefit) Eligibility for federal matching campaign funds (benefit)

Ineligible for National Affordable Housing program if spouse ever purchased a home: (unclear) Subject to conflict-of-interest rules for many government and government-related jobs (responsibility) Ineligible to receive various survivor benefits upon remarriage (benefit) Providing financial support for raising children born of the marriage (responsibility)

By comparison, the Texas Family Code Chapter 151. lists eight rights and three duties in parent child relationships;

(1) the right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and religious training, and to designate the residence of the child; (2) except as provided by Section 264.0111, the right to the services and earnings of the child; (3) the right to consent to the child's marriage, enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, medical and dental care, and psychiatric, psychological, and surgical treatment; (4) the right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child; (5) the right to receive and give receipt for payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the benefit of the child; (6) the right to inherit from and through the child; (7) the right to make decisions concerning the child's education; (8) the right as an agent of the child to act in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government;

(1) the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child; (2) the duty to support the child, including providing the child with clothing, food, shelter, medical and dental care, and education; (3) the duty, except when a guardian of the child's estate has been appointed, to manage the estate of the child;

DWmFrancis (talk) 14:36, 27 June 2014 (UTC)