Wrong, unfortunately. For gay couples (this is not the first I have done) there is not much that can be duplicated because every possible contingency and life turn that may occur must be anticipated. And even for all that work, the endproduct you give them gives them maybe 80% of the coverage that the law automatically grants a married couple. And if my clients move to any state but the very few (less than five) states that recognize some form of civil union, much of what I've done for them is useless.
Remember too that federal law does not recognize civil unions or gay marriages. So for huge areas of the law, like income taxes, estate taxes, pension rights and the like, they are SOL.
Although I disagree with many of Ms. Cheney's positions (and I still rankle how the GOP used her lesbianism as a phony but effective campaign issue in the last election, through Edwards' supposed invasion of her privacy) I spoke nicely of her above. If I could stand Larry King, I probably would have watched more of the interview.
Attitudes towards gays is one of those hot-button issues where dogmatic thinking all too frequently is considered an adequate substitute for treating someone as a human being. I respect Richard Cheney and his wife for rising above such conduct.