"Because there are so few institutions that validate life alliance partners, be they same-sex or not, we tend to do little to validate them ourselves. With this book in hand, we may now turn to the one institution that will not only validate, but protect our unions, the profession of law."

- Buck Harris
Mr. Harris served as the Gay Health Consultant for the Ohio Department of Health from 1984 until 1996. During that time he launched the first commercial live gay talk show in the country on Cleveland radio station WHK. He now finds life much more serene as the owner of 'There's No Place Like OM,' a yoga studio.

"A knowledgeable and informed client is every responsible estate planner's dream client. The authors have provided committed and unmarried couples with a clear and concise guide to the sometimes complex and confusing world of the law applicable to their relationships. Knowledge is power and this book will facilitate some powerful planning indeed."

- Jerry S. Chasen, Esq.
Mr. Chasen is the principal of Chasen & Associates, P.A. a Miami-based law firm specializing in estate and charitable gifts planning and administration. Much of his work is with committed and unmarried couples and other non-traditional family situations. His purpose and that of his firm is 'empowering conscious vision.'