TBoneTX

Peace of mind, foremost.

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THIS is the key element. I know surviving spouses who have cursed aloud upon finding that the deceased died without a Will. If the OP's marriage is strong enough, I recommend drafting all possible estate documents.

We never saw it, either, but it stands to reason that he has what he's named for.

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: All shirts survived and are re-closeted, victorious we man man. Awoke somewhat before alarm*, man. *but well past Bro G.'s Walmarting time, so there man Miu again needy and apparently bored, service/entertain miu we man. Got T-B.-mobile emissions inspection, no problematic vehicular farts man. Costco'd for Many (2+1) items, substituted one sale item for another we man. Rooted through mail-recycle bin at Uncle T-B.'s place, hopeful we man. Found only one -- si man, one -- apparently stray sheet of Arby's coupons, why not more man. And BK had better get its act together, coupons all expire May 2 man. Haven't seen Subway coupons in months, no coupon no business F$WM man. No breakfast/lunch, unmotivated we man man. Slightly successful siesta, partially zzz we man. Mini-B. arrived for Two Guys eve, man. Din-din was BK**, ingest Two Guys man. **bought WUOC, F$WM Movie night was Jackass Many (2+1), watch Two Guys man. Highlight was bungee-jumping in a full port-a-potty, hilarious man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. These shall be applied to next week's tally, Two Guys week man. Warshered/baked/hung thrift-store purchases from Tuesday, domestic we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. No particular plans for Thursday, no plan we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Nothing to worry about; possibly some internal massaging of your case and many others. Keep the faith. Edited to add: Happy 6-year anniversary on VJ!

And how exactly would those safeguards be implemented? A nutcase will find ways around them.

Yep, but she looks 13 or similarly underage.

Thread is shifted from the US Citizenship main forum to the Case Progress subforum. Yep -- it's happening to lots of folks here and is nothing to worry about. Good things will happen soon.

Take 'em any way you can get 'em. Hadn't considered that, but very true.

More of a wiener than a snake, evidence suggests.

She looks 13 years old. Good grief.

Be thankful for little crumbs of happiness. Pulling for good news soon.

Joint taxes and same health insurance are strong. Receipts and photos are lesser evidence, but include what you have. Go through everything that you can get your hands on, physically and digitally. Take every piece of evidence physically coming in that indicates your shared life together (even some junk mail), and throw it into a box. Do the same thing digitally in a computer folder. You might surprise yourself with the amount of evidence to support the filing. Notarized affidavits from people who know you are for when other evidence is weak; they don't need to say much except how they know you and for how long, and that they've observed and are attesting to your continuous marriage. Omit details about problems. Each affiant should list complete contact information and their relationship to you. Statements from prominent people in the community (officials, pastors, et al.) carry good weight. For most couples, I recommend shopping for a lawyer who can draft wills, medical & financial powers of attorney, and similar estate documents at reasonable cost. These are superlative support for the I-751, and they're even more crucial to have in "life." If you've had relationship trouble: At minimum you should have medical powers of attorney and HIPAA releases, naming each other; these should be safe to have should your relationship crater otherwise. Look on your state's website to see if state-compatible templates exist for you each to fill in and print out; if not, shop for a lawyer. From observation, I do not recommend "doing it yourself" otherwise from random "legal" sites on the Internet. With the above in mind, let us know how you choose to proceed, and keep us informed otherwise.

Geez, Honey -- he was going to do all the work anyway, so you could continue sitting on the couch in your bunny slippers eating bonbons. Good grief.