Same-sex marriage has marital benefits. There are over a thousand elected laws in which marital status is a component. These laws offer rights, guarantees and profits to married couples: from Social Security survivor profits to elected tax breaks to elected representatives' health care and pension profits. An example of Social Security benefits married homosexuals may have is the lump sum death benefit in which a surviving spouse receives $255 from the federal government to help pay for funeral arrangements. In addition to Social Security benefits, married gay and lesbian couples also enjoy federal tax benefits, such as the creation of family partnership and estate trusts. One example is home tax “portability” where married couples can consolidate their particular domain expense absolutions. This implies that the second spouse who dies can pass on property worth more than $10 million without elective bequest fees. Unmarried couples don't get "compactness," with the aim that the second accomplice who sees someone run out can only leave $5 million for free. These benefits provide reasons why same-sex couples are more likely to share equal input from everyday, mundane tasks like household chores to more complicated tasks like raising a child. Same-sex marriage has health benefits. Recognized same-sex couples are less prone to drug and alcohol abuse, mood disorders, and generalized anxiety disorders (Levine 9). Twelve months after legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, a Columbia University psychologist found that “there was a 13% reduction in health care visits and a 14% reduction in health care costs among gay and bisexual people. A look at the diagnostic code... middle of the paper... t. 2013. http://go.galegroup.com.Madrid, Jessica and Stephen Rice. "Examining cynicism regarding the reasons for gay marriage." Review of European Studies 5.1 (2013): 45-51. Academic research completed. Network. October 9, 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com.Reno, R.R. “The Future of Marriage.” First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life 229 (2013): 3+. Academic OneFile. Network. October 18, 2013. http://go.galegroup.com.Seastrand, Paul J. “According to the Gospel.” Currents in Theology and Mission 39.5 (2012): 352+. Academic OneFile. Network. October 23, 2013. http://go.galegroup.com.Wight, Richard G., Allen J. LeBlanc, and MV Lee Badgett. “Legal same-sex marriage and psychological well-being: Results from the California Health Interview Survey.” American Journal of Public Health 103.2 (2013): 339-346. Academic research completed. Network. October 9, 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com.