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I had always thought it was POSSSLQ, a person of the opposite or same sex
sharing living quarters. Im glad I checked Wikipedia before correcting
you.
- John D. Faucher
On 10/14/10 4:01 PM, "David Tilem" wrote:
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> Jason:
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> There are cases which support my response, though I can't cite chapter and
> verse by memory.
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> Hope you all enjoyed my POSSLQ
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> David A. Tilem
> Certified Bankruptcy Specialist*
> Law Offices of David A. Tilem (a debt relief agency)
> 206 N. Jackson Street, #201, Glendale, CA 91206
> Tel: 818-507-6000 Fax: 818-507-6800
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> * Bankruptcy specialist cert. by State Bar of CA Bd of Legal Specialization.
> Business bankruptcy specialist cert. by Amer. Bd. of Certification
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> -----Original Message-----
> Jason Wallach
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:49 AM
> To:
cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [cdcbaa] "couple" questions
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> Dave: Thanks for that. I assume that is a thought-out response,not off the
> cuff. "Defense of Marriage Act" I will have to check, I thought it might be
> relevant.
> I knew what posslq means, but the derivation isn't a secret, see Wikipedia
> below.
> Thanks again.
> Jason
> POSSLQ
> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> POSSLQ (pronounced /pslkju/
> ) is an abbreviation
> (or acronym ) for "Persons of Opposite
> Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United
> States Census Bureau
> as part of an
> effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation
> in American
> households.
> After the 1980 Census
> , the term gained
> currency in the wider culture for a time. CBS
> commentator Charles Osgood
> composed a verse which includes
> There's nothing that I wouldn't do If you would be my POSSLQ You live with me
> and I with you, And you will be my POSSLQ. I'll be your friend and so much
> more; That's what a POSSLQ is for.
> Elliot Sperber, the writer of The Hartford Courant
> 's weekly cryptogram
> , invented a cryptogram that (when
> solved) said:
> "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Won't you be my POSSLQ?"
> After demographers observed the increasing frequency of cohabitation over the
> 1980s, the Census Bureau began directly asking respondents to their major
> surveys whether they were "unmarried partners," thus making obsolete the old
> method of counting cohabitors, which involved a series of assumptions about
> "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters." The category "unmarried
> partner" first appeared in the 1990 Census
> , and was incorporated into the
> monthly Current Population Survey
> starting in 1995. By
> the late 1990s, the term had fallen out of general usage, and returned to
> being a specialized term for demographers
> .
> On Oct 14, 2010, at 8:34 AM, David A. Tilem wrote:
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>> Jason:
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>> 1. No - DOMA
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>> 2. No - DOMA
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>> 3. Yes - marital relationship not required (boyfriend/girlfriend or "posslq"
>> situations)
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>> Posslq is one of my favorite govt terms of all time. I leave you all to
>> guess what it means....... and its source......
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>> David A. Tilem
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>> Certified Bankruptcy Specialist*
>>
>> Law Offices of David A. Tilem (a debt relief agency)
>>
>> 206 N. Jackson Street, #201, Glendale, CA 91206
>>
>> Tel: 818-507-6000 Fax: 818-507-6800
>>
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>>
>> * Bankruptcy specialist cert. by State Bar of CA Bd of Legal
>> Specialization.
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>> Business bankruptcy specialist cert. by Amer. Bd. of Certification
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
Of
>> Jason Wallach
>> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:00 AM
>> To:
cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [cdcbaa] "couple" questions
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>> Has anyone thought about, addressed or even briefed the following:
>> 1. Gay couple has lawful Massachusetts marriage. Can they file a joint
>> bankruptcy petition in California?
>> 2. Gay couple are registered domestic partners in California; can they file
>> a joint bankruptcy petition in California?
>> 3. if they dont (or cant) file a joint petition, can the the non-earning
>> partner be claimed as a dependent or family member for means test or
>> Schedule J purposes?
>> Thoughtful comments welcome, on or off line.
>> Thank you.
>> Jason
>>> - John D. Faucher
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Re: [cdcbaa] "couple" questions
I had always thought
The post was migrated from Yahoo.
