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Probate update
First and foremost, I think i said in an earlier post that Marilyn's brother
was living in a cathouse. Not THAT kind of cathouse, and I shall try to type as I pull my foot from my mouth. He is staying at Marilyn's place. I still don't quite get this probate thing, and don't know if it is something saying that the will is invalid and trying to force a judge into giving up all or part of her material goods. However, one thing, or eleven, are allowed out: permission has been granted to move out the other cats. Our vet has given us the green light to take two of Marilyn's negative- testing cats, provided we keep them quarantined for up to 4 months, according to her order; three according to the vet the shelter uses. I got clarification of something Michelle told me earlier last week; her vet says the cats have been living with two FIV+ cats for 3 years and doesn't believe the others are likely to turn up positive unless they got into a very recent tiff with William or Sebastian. We shall nonetheles go on the side of caution and keep them upstairs in the computer room, which is nice and big. We will get Marilyn's favorite girl, China Doll, pure white with green eyes. Ironic: we had a pure black Odessa-Dolly with green eyes, who went into her heavenly retirement last year. Michelle wants us to take another who is negative but long-haired; we have no problems with long hair, especially being observant Sikhs, but Louie is allergic to longhaired cats. An allergist told him it was something about the texture of a longer undercoat affecting the breathing; I don't know much about the particulars of these things. I don't know how to tell Michelle, "Sorry, but can we get someone coiffed for military service?" I don't want to be picky or hurtful to Michelle, and I don't want to treat Marilyn's cats like a supermarket. The important thing is we want to get two who are likely to be compatible. They'll have to live up here together for three months. Blessed be, Baha -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200802/1 |
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On Feb 2, 9:54*am, "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote:
I don't know how to tell Michelle, "Sorry, but can we get someone coiffed for military service?" Simple "Michelle I WANT to take both of them but Louie has an allergy problem with long haired cats so would you mind please to make sure she's trimmed before she comes?" Michelle won't want a cat who has just lost her Meowmie to have to be returned a few days later from her potential new forever home because of a problem that could have been avoided Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Probate update
On Feb 2, 1:09*pm, Lesley wrote:
On Feb 2, 9:54*am, "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote: I don't know how to tell Michelle, "Sorry, but can we get someone coiffed for military service?" Whoops sorry! I misread this but the same applied it is better to let Michelle know now that you can't take the long haired one because of Louie's allergies than bring her in, try to make a go of it and have to return an already traumatised cat a week or so later. Explain to Michelle I am sure she won't think you're being picky since you have a good reason and she has other cats also needing homes Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote in message news:7f23ece6e1469@uwe... . I still don't quite get this probate thing, and don't know if it is something saying that the will is invalid and trying to force a judge into giving up all or part of her material goods. Don't worry about probate. It has be gone though when anyone dies, whether they leave a will or not. Have a look at this link which might explain it, here in the UK, anyway. Nothing at all to worry about. http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/i...bate/index.htm Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote in message news:7f23ece6e1469@uwe... . I still don't quite get this probate thing, and don't know if it is something saying that the will is invalid and trying to force a judge into giving up all or part of her material goods. Don't worry about probate. It has be gone though when anyone dies, whether they leave a will or not. Have a look at this link which might explain it, here in the UK, anyway. Nothing at all to worry about. http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/i...bate/index.htm Tweed Probate is very common here in the U.S. (fairly routine and not a sign of family problems), but it would not be correct to say that it applies for "anyone" who dies. In fact, there are considerable variatons in state laws. I live in Texas, and my mother died in September of last year. She didn't have much, but everything she did have was either in an account with directed beneficiaries on in an account with Mother and me as joint tenants. As a result, we did not have to go through probate. I was also her executrix, so I am the person responsible for taking care of everything -- but no probate, fortunately. The small amount of money in the account with the two of us as joint tenants was really Mother's money. Technically, it passed to me when she died, but I split it equally three ways and sent checks to my brother and sister (each for 1/3 of the account). The money in the account with directed beneficiaries (the three of us listed equally) was distributed by the mutual fund company. I did consult an attorney, of course, but it was a great relief -- and a considerable savings of stress and money -- to learn that we had "done it right" and would not have to go through probate. MaryL |
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