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Baha - 02 Feb 2008 17:54 GMT

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

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Lesley - 02 Feb 2008 21:09 GMT

> 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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Lesley - 02 Feb 2008 21:14 GMT

> 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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Christina Websell - 02 Feb 2008 21:53 GMT

> . 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/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm

Tweed

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MaryL - 03 Feb 2008 02:19 GMT

>> . I still
>> don't quite get this probate thing, and don't know if it is something
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>
> 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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