We are not entitled to receive anything as a surviving partner despite paying at the same rate as a married couple.

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He had joined a group called AIDES, founded by Foucault's surviving partner, but the focus was more on political campaigning than on personal experiences with the illness.

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When a Googler dies, is the estate, surviving spouse or partner taxed on the 10 year payout?

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If there is no survivorship clause in the title deeds, your mum's half of house could pass under the law of intestacy to the four children equally (assuming no surviving spouse or new partner).

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Four years ago, Nicole fled the home she shared with an abusive partner and later, after surviving homelessness, landed her current job.

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Surviving spouses would get the remaining benefit should a partner die before the eight years are up.

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