Comments on: “I think the term is, ‘screwed.’”

By: Sophist

Sophist — Mon, 22 May 2006 07:52:08 +0000

Despite Meadows’ notarized will, which left his estate to Beaumont, and what Beaumont calls the couple’s “marriage,” Oklahoma courts bestowed the estate to the Meadows family.

You know, I’d wager dollars to doughnoughts the judge that decided this case thinks taxes are and unwarrented infringement on a person’s right to dispose of their property as they see fit.

By: Norah

Norah — Mon, 22 May 2006 00:27:37 +0000

How can anyone put a bureaucratic technicality over a person’s stated wishes?

That’s what I don’t get. It was a legal document, right? It was clear in intention, right? So what the fuck gives anybody the right to invalidate it? I’d really like to know.

By: Xocolotl

Xocolotl — Sun, 21 May 2006 23:14:03 +0000

God, this state makes me weary. For every great thing about it–the University of Tulsa, the (public) kindness and courtesy, the beautiful land–there are a dozen instances of bigotry and stupidity. We’re having a pretty significant youth exodus right now because of crap like this. I hope to join it soon.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 21 May 2006 22:36:09 +0000

We went through something like this in our family, my mother’s will was handwritten and was invalidated by the probate court due to the fact that she had left out the verbiage that would empower the executor to pay any debts. And then all Hell broke loose as everyone had a different interpretation of what her intentions were. And funny thing, no matter who you talked to, their version of intentions just happened to benefit them personally. Funny, that. Human nature is a bitch sometimes.

Best prevention to this is to have an airtight will. Because even if your family knows what your intentions were, some of them will conveniently forget that they knew in favor of getting a windfall themselves.

By: Kyra

Kyra — Sun, 21 May 2006 22:27:15 +0000

“Screwed” is right.

I would be so very pleased to see Karma kick these asshole cousins in the rear. Repeatedly.

Fucking thieves. And the damn judge—all of them ought to be ashamed of themselves. How can anyone put a bureaucratic technicality over a person’s stated wishes? All those cousins—and I use the term loosely because real familes don’t do that to each other—profitting from deliberatly ignoring and challenging and interfering with their cousin’s wishes, hurting someone he loved—they don’t deserve a penny.