Fleeting GiftsWritten by Arleen M. Kaptur
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With Holidays coming on in a hurry, think about "fleeting gifts" that will go away if they are not given a chance to sprout, grow, and blossom. Look for ways to allow your child to expand their imaginations and interact with their playthings - create backgrounds, situatins, and results. While world rushes by with all kinds of things money can buy for your child, don't rush them right out of their childhood. Allow them fun, freedom, and fascination that breeds healthy, happy, and successful adults. Those few precious years are just that-precious. They cannot be retrieved or erased - only encouraged, motivated, and celebrated. This holiday season, watch a child grow and become all he/she was intended to be and become a part of future - a future for each and every one of us. ENJOY! ©Arleen M. Kaptur 2003 October
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| | The legal fiction of common-law marriageWritten by Johnette Duff
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In example above, police, as are most people, were woefully misinformed. Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and D.C. recognize common-law marriages. Ohio repealed its recognition in 1992. Pennsylvania has just now abolished it. Other states may recognize an informal marriage if it was originally contracted within one of these states. In past, common-law marriage was often seen on lower socio-economic rungs of ladder. However, celebrities often make news with claims by their live-ins of this status. If you are concerned about your own status, contact an attorney in your state for more information.
Johnette Duff is a Matrimonial Attorney licensed to practice in the state of Texas. Ms. Duff is the author of “The Spousal Equivalent Handbook”: a legal and financial guide to living together, “The Marriage Handbook”: a legal and financial guide to your spousal rights, and “Love After 50”: the complete legal and financial guide. She has helped thousands of individuals build successful relationships.
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