Going Dutch

Oct. 5th, 2005 01:23 pm
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http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/301

Apparently, we just had the first three-person civil union in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, pretty much all google can produce is foreign language pages (dutch) and extreme-right-wing rants than they told us so (double dutch), all apparently from a single source somewhere.

If it works, I presume they'd have to:

You designate next-of-kin order, or people fight it out like multiple parents/siblings.
You have a 'primary' who gets benefits you only get one of.
Two people have to be primary for children.
Spousal employment perks, etc, will be decided in nasty case law battles
Wills would be useful.
Etc.

But I couldn't actually find any information, just "Polygamy, woo!" or "Polygamy, yuk[1]!". Does anyone know more?

PS. Thanks to Naath for bringing this to our attention. And apologies for saying it'd never happen.

[1] Lower mammals *were* mentioned as the new 'worst possible bottom of the slope' :)
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