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One of those bewildering estate problems
Want to renounce an inheritance? Are you in prison when you do? Better read this–if you can penetrate the mystery (I had some trouble with it. Or, put it this way, I really really want to know the whole story): … Continue reading
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James Brown’s will and family fight over it
Well, at least the Times has a neat, full-colored photo of James Brown’s performing costumes, which − in a concordance of auctions, I actually saw displayed at Christie’s when the costumes were under the gavel − along with the story about how … Continue reading
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Great news! Or not: “Feds Say Legally Dead Is Slightly Alive”
You might recall − surely it was memorable − that story from Lowering the Bar about a guy named Donald Miller who disappeared and then re-appeared, only to discover he was legally dead. It was a good story. Maybe not … Continue reading
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