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The biggest legal gap is the cohabiting partner... You've built a life together, you're a family. But if your partner died tomorrow without a Will, your step-children could legally be left with ...

Embrace your newfound identity Step one in becoming the best possible step-parent is acknowledging and accepting the complexities of your new identity as a step-parent. Whether or not you have ...

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I first met my step-father when I was five, and my brothers were eleven and thirteen. He was not my step-father back then, of course, and would not officially marry my mother for another seven years, ...