Is this baby in line to inherit the billionaire's money, or what?
Would that be Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Köthen, Anhalt-Plötzkau or Anhalt-Zerbst?
What's the deal with that inheritance battle anyways? It seems like all the actual paperwork left the estate to the son, but her case was pretty much, "but he told me he wanted me to have half."
Why don't all the male members of this blog declare that *they* are the father of the baby? Except Teo, of course. A little more chaos would be fun.
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I don't know anything about this particular case but usually the spouse is entitled to 1/2 regardless of the will unless they have specifically waived their rights.
Except Teo, of course.
No, I think it would be even more fun if I threw my hat in the ring as well.
It would be even more more fun if you threw your moustache in the ring.
usually the spouse is entitled to 1/2 regardless of the will unless they have specifically waived their rights.
I think that applies to income during the marriage. His estate was pretty much all accumulated prior to their marriage, so I don't think it counts as community property in the same way.
That sounds like it would hurt.
No no no, you're going at it all wrong. You say, "But I don't have a moustache."
Go on, I'll wait for you.
(Okay, fine.)
But I don't have a moustache.
Nu, so you could paint a moustache.
Somehow I knew that was where this was going.
And I'm known for living in the past. We played our parts well.
Looks like it's going to be one of those nights.
No way man! It's Friday night; I'm gonna go out and play chess!
Somehow this story makes me bizarrely happy.
bitchphd, I was trying to enlist teo's help in reenacting what's widely held, among people who actually read the blog, to be one of its finest moments.
23: Wasn't there an awful movie with a similar premise?
That article rules.
Three of the couple's children, ages 18, 19 and 20, stayed in Chana's half of the home. Chana is demanding child support for them.
Uh, people can demand child support for legal adults?
College educations, maybe?
I think the lesson is never, ever, ever, ever, ever get married.
25: Are you thinking of The War of the Roses, mentioned in the article?
No, that recent one with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.
College educations, maybe?
I'm sure it would be nice, but is there really a provision in NY law to compel him to pay for shit once they're legal adults?
24: The moving finger writes, SB. And having writ, etc. etc.
Plus I have no memory of what you're talking about. Trample, trample.
28: No, the lesson is don't be an asshole and marry another asshole.
War of the Roses is not terrible
No, the lesson is don't be an asshole and marry another asshole.
It's a trick! Run away! Run away!
No, seriously: I mean, can you even begin to imagine possibly acting like this, ever?
Everyone should just live in sin. Then property disputes could be settled by arm wrestling.
I mean, can you even begin to imagine possibly acting like this, ever?
Shut up and put my socks on. And that toilet's not going to flush itself.
Cala's not even married yet, and already sounding like Emerson.
I don't remember the moment either, SB.
38: I'm moving out. You can sit there with cold feet and the smell of your own sewage. It ain't worth it.
See how easy that was?
I'm not against relationships or love, just against bureaucracy.
30: The Break-up?
Are B and ogged high? Slol referenced that moment yesterday?
The moving finger writes, SB. And having writ, etc. etc.
I forgot, this is the blog where we never link to the archives, perpetuate running gags, etc. etc.
You read my mind, w/d.
Then property disputes could be settled by arm wrestling.
I take this to mean you can kick your boyfriend's ass. Awesome.
Isn't shivbunny huge and musclebound?
Not that that necessarily means Cala couldn't kick his ass, of course.
He has about 70 lbs on me. Even when I was being a good Cala and lifting weights (note to self: every time you start lifting after a break you are sore, why are you surprised?), there's no way I'm going to beat the upper-body strength of a guy who works with his hands for a living.
No, I'd just fight mean. While he positions himself for the arm-wrestling, I'd kick away his chair.
a guy who works with his hands for a living.
Pickpocket?
You read my mind, w/d.
So is somebody going to re-link, or what?
Works with his manly hands, not little thieving fingers.
And in the linked article: did I read that she has four bedrooms and most of the house, and he has the living room and the dining room? Damn.
ogged, are you just feigning ignorance (of the slolernr/weiner pas de deux, of Cala's boyfriend's occupation, who knows what else)? You're a bit young to have dementia already.
54: And he has a separate apartment that he refuses to live in.
ogged, you're reminding me of an old sketch where the daughters brings home men and keeps building up their careers only to have their dad tear them down.
"He works for the government."
"A prisoner, eh?"
"He's in independent finance."
"A pickpocket, hmm?"
"He's a writer."
"Unemployed bum."
(Low-impact seismic exploration. Requires an explosives license. Oh, Homeland Security is lovvvving him.)
You're a bit young to have dementia already.
No shit; this doesn't keep my mother from telling me to see a doctor about my failing memory.
The cancer's metastasised to his brain.
56: Seriously. Those two really do deserve each other.
And omfg, I just noticed the mouseover. Damn.
Low-impact seismic exploration.
Oh. I could have sworn he was a carpenter.
On the subject of spouses, did anyone see this piece in the Washington Post about spouses' reactions to the new ethics rules in Congress? My initial reaction: Barney Frank marries another guy in Massachusetts and then sees what happens. If the rules apply, well then…
Am I high?
And before SB gets confused: yes, a career change, one that makes more monopoly money.
Oh. I could have sworn he was a carpenter.
You're thinking of Joseph.
yes, a career change
From Brahmabunny to Shivabunny.
Vishnubunny is next, once he immigrates. It's a circle of life kinda thing.
I realize that's actually a comment, but you could call it a post. And paint it green.
You're all coming back as milkweed.
I wonder what Ile is going to think of this thread.
Shoots Standpipe's chances for the Obama campaign blogger position.
At least I didn't mention anyone's bodily outputs.
Years ago, I read the Bhagavad-Gita in about an hour. (Oh shit! It's on the exam!) You could boil my present-day recollection of it down to, "So, there was this Arjuna guy."
"And he has a bow, and there's a battle? But, it's like, metaphorical."
That's the two-hour version.
Shoot, I can't find it. It's probably making nookie with my Fear and Trembling.
My favorite part is the theophany, where Arjuna asks to see Krishna as a God and not as a charioteer, and Krishna says, "Okay," and the next 10 pages are Arjuna going "Fuuuuuuuuck no my eyes I didn't mean it fuuuuuuuuuuuck I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or shit my chariot"
Loosely translated.
"making nookie with my Fear and Trembling."
But, typical of Arjuna, the evening ends in infinite resignation.
It's lucky he isn't remembered as the Knight of Infinite Shitting His Chariot.
But if he remembered the night, he might not repeat it.
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Usually a surviving spouse is entitled to a share under the widow's election regardless of the will. The details vary by state, the New York law is a lot of legal gibberish which appears to guaranteee the surviving spouse 1/3 if they have not waived their rights.
81: There's the bodily outputs, right there.
Usually a surviving spouse is entitled to a share under the widow's election regardless of the will.
TX is a community property state. So if I recall correctly, the assests he acquired before the marriage he can will anywhere he wants 100 percent.
In contrast, in a community property state like Texas, all property earned or acquired before marriage is separate property, as is property acquired by gift or inheritance during marriage. But property earned during the marriage is generally community property, regardless of who earned it. That means each spouse gets a one-half interest in the property upon acquisition; the right to manage the property; and the right to keep, and eventually bequeath, his or her half of the community property (as well as all his separate property).
AOTW, Wikipedia tells us:
Summary: "My god is better than your gods."
Theologist Theo M. Thologoth says about the 'Vad (as it's known on the street): "I don't really like it, it was sort of boring and Krishna didn't have enough character development. Also the chapters didn't break often enough and I really had to go to the bathroom, I mean really."
Scientists speculate that nobody cares about religion and that it sucks. The religious community asserts that scientists are idiots and should shut up.
Gee, I missed a lot by going to bed early.
Cala, no relationships either! You know the rules. I'm in favor of childraising however, as long as you realize it's irrational behavior. Children are very nice people up to a certain age.
A friend of mine and his estranged wife lived like the Taubs for over a year. They drew chalk lines dividing the house and shared the indivisible main bathroom and kitchen according to the clock. They had a daughter about 4-6 years old. A very small-time Taub situation.
The guy had already owned the house and believed that his wife had already been planning to divorce him for custody, child support, and half the house when they first got married.
The judge believed him, mostly because his wife misrepresented their finances. He had been a good provider all along, stoner though he was, and had supported her while she got a start in her own career.
If either had left the house it would have been abandonment, and the other would have gained a legal advantage if not an automatic victory.
The daughter is now in her mid to late twenties. I met her accidentally awhile back and she's very sharp, lively, and ambitious despite it all. And pretty hot, though you're not supposed to notice that about your friends' daughters.
Damn. I missed the fun.
In the Mineshaft production of Star Wars, who plays what? I'm pushing for Emerson as Vader, McManus as Obi-wan, Labs as Luke, Becks as Leia, 'Postropher as Han, w-lfs-n as C3PO, Chopper as Chewie, Pdf23ds as r2d2,... what else? Maybe I can be Yoda.... or one of the Ewoks...
Maybe gswift should be Han.
Darth Vader does not appreciate being compared to Darth Vader.
What's Ogged, chopped liver? And LB?
Oh, that's right, there's only one female part in the whole story.
Ogged would be the director, whatsisname. Clownae would be the firector's righthand man.
Is this just Episode IV or the whole series? I want to be the Rancor.
78: He actually sees Krishna as God before and after. . .that is sort of the point of the last few verses of the 11th chapter, that two armed Krishna who is his charioteer is usually very difficult to attain a vision of, and is in fact Krishna's true form. (Even the gods are ever seeking the opportunity to see this form, which is so dear.) It's the Vishwarupa, or Universal Form that Arjun wants to see.
It is a funny how much he freaks out, but it's both funnier and more endearing if you know the rest of the Mahabharat, in which he is generally brave and gritty.
I always find it a little odd how people translate the Gita and read it without even trying to "set the scene." Why pardesis always try to excise it from the Mahabharat--which everyone who cares in or from the desh has at least some notion of--I will never understand.
I was going to hire you as best boy.
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Interesting link, so in Texas a spouse is just entitled to half the community property (because it is already their's). I find it a bit strange that a bankruptcy judge is entitled to decide the merits of claims like her's. This bankruptcy judge seems to have run a bit amok.