Monthly Archives: August 2008

Richmond County deputies arrest deadbeat parents

Pay up or get locked up. That’s the message Richmond County is sending to deadbeat parents. During a week-long sting, the county’s crime suppression team arrested moms and dads who owe thousands of dollars in back child support payments. Deputies arrested more than 70 people out of 168 warrants. One father owed more than $87,000…

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Why You Need a Prenup

A prenuptial agreement is a contract between two people about to get married that shows exactly how assets will be distributed in the event of divorce or death. Such agreements have existed for thousands of years in some form or another. In an article published at Excel Articles Directory, Michigan divorce attorney Jannelle J. Zawaideh…

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8 Tips When Developing Your Estate Plan

You’ve spent years growing your wealth and building your estate, so it is just good sense to plan to protect your assets and pass them on to your beneficiaries according to your wishes. When you’re ready to sit down with your financial professional and develop an estate plan, keep these tips in mind: 1. Write…

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Don’t Wait to Create Your Own Last Lecture

Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008.  You know Randy because, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and being given a diagnosis of 3-6 months to live, he gave his “Last Lecture” to a packed classroom at Carnegie Mellon where he was a professor. His Last Lecture went on to be translated into 7 languages,…

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Alec Baldwin writes divorce guide

Hollywood actor wants to help men survive their failed marriages Alec Baldwin has written a practical guide to divorce for men. The actor has put his bitter court battle with actress Kim Basinger behind him by writing A Promise To Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood And Divorce. But he hopes not to reignite his war…

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Just a Reminder: Prenuptial Agreements Have A Purpose

From Best Syndication comes Purpose of Prenuptial Agreements. Some good reminders of points I have brought up before. "To be specific, prenuptial agreements are signed and notarized contracts that draft how financial aspects of a marriage will be handled. Although they’re not very exciting, having an honest financial discussion before a wedding can be a…

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Fewer kids available for adoption by foreigners

Fewer Chinese children are available for adoption by foreigners because more affluent families at home have started adopting them, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said yesterday. "The number of Chinese couples applying to adopt children has risen substantially in recent years," said Wang Suying, a division chief of MCA’s social welfare and social affairs…

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How to Guarantee You’ll Have a Divorce from Hell

Christi Trusler, an Austin, Texas, Divorce attorney, whose site is called Austin Divorce Help (she also has a terrific online seminar about divorce), says that periodically, she comes across someone who is determined to have a divorce from hell. In a clever contrarian approach, she lists the following tips that she has learned from some…

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Wills Help to Avoid Confusion, Fights After Death

A few weeks after they married, Joan Koonce’s husband was diagnosed with leukemia. Their marital bliss turned instantly to anxiety and long hours in the hospital. “We really didn’t have time to think or feel,” Koonce said. “We just got into action.” Two and a half years later, she said goodbye to him for the…

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Estate Planning for Second Marriages: Protecting Your Children’s Inheritance

If you have kids and you’re getting ready to say "I do" for the second time, it’s also time to rethink how your assets will be apportioned in the event of your death. Many married individuals provide in their wills for all their assets to pass to the spouse — with the understanding that the…

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