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Advanced Directives - Don't Be Seduced by HavingJust One Talk

National Health Care Decisions Day has the wrong goal. The brainchild of a coalition of health care and end-of-life organizations, they want to focus national attention on having Advance Directives. So far so good. Their goal is to encourage everyone to take a day and have 'The Talk' with

How a Bill Becomes a Federal Law

Understanding the process by which a bill becomes a law is a basic piece of information all Americans should kinow. Unfortunately, after leaving high school many people forget the process entirely. Consequently, a quick refresher is always a good thing.

How to File a Renunciation Letter for a Will

A renunciation letter for a will is basically a cancellation letter. By sending the renunciation letter, you are revoking your will and all of its contents. This decision should be made very carefully, and arrangements for writing up a new will with your lawyer should be made immediately afterward o

How to Revive a Motion Under Robert's Rules

Robert's Rules of Order is a book of commonly accepted parliamentary procedures. The rules were collected, and sometimes invented, by General Henry Martyn Robert who last revised his rules in 1915. One night, without warning, the general was asked to preside over a meeting and was flummoxed to disco

How to Accept Calls from a Correctional Facility

Circumstances may force friends and family to become incarcerated in a correctional facility. The inmates have restricted privileges that involve the use of the telephone to contact people outside the correctional facility. These phone calls are made collect, and the call taker has the option on whe

What Is a Storyboard & How to Create One?

Storyboards are used in the visual arts. Once a script or animation is written, a storyboard is created to communicate the story panel by panel, similar to a comic book. This instrument of film production is used to show others, including directors and producers, a quick visual representation of the

Tips in Making a Family Tree for Your Estate Plan

Creating a Family Tree is a helpful method to guarantee your estate plan encompasses all your wishes for distribution of your property. A comprehensive estate plan includes a Last Will and Testament, Living Trust, Living Will and insurance policies. Depending on your personal circumstances, you may

Define Land Charter

"Land charter" is a term parallel to "land grant." A charter is simply a declaration of rights or permission that entitles the recipients to certain protected privileges. It is a legal document and thus binding as one "law of the land." The concept of a land charter or land grant is that the gover

How to Change Writing on DeviantArt

DeviantART is an online community that allows artists and writers to upload and share creations. Although deviantART is mostly known for online art galleries, the site allows you to post your literature as well. If you have a piece of writing posted on deviantART that you would like to change, you c

How to Create Output Queue in AIX Version 5

The output queue on an AIX system is used for printing hard copies of documents or program coding. The AIX operating system is typically used in corporate environments, working off of a server to connect computers to share information and printers. If you would like to view the queue for your networ

How to Find a Will in Florida Court Records

Under Florida law, a will must be admitted to probate in order to be valid. All wills that are admitted to probate are public record, a copy of which may be made by any interested member of the public. The Florida Judiciary does not maintain a statewide database of probate cases or an online databas

How to Find Adoptive Parents

After making the difficult decision to allow your baby to be adopted, a birth parent faces a trying task--finding adoptive parents. There are thousands of prospective adoptive parents, but you want to find ones that are suitable not just emotionally and financially, but also legally. Here are the b

How to Trace Property History

When you look at a piece of real estate, what do you see? If you're an investor, you see the potential for income or price appreciation the property may bring. If you're an urban planner, a historian or an environmental consultant, however, you look at it with eyes that may instead notice a bare pat

The Benefits of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust

A Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT) is used to provide an income to a non-charitable beneficiary while at the same time transferring the remainder interest to a qualified charity.It can be a useful estate planning tool for both charities and the individual providing the funding.

How to Transfer a Grant Deed

To avoid fraud and to keep an accurate record of who owns what land, state laws require land transfers to be witnessed by a deed. States recognize different types of deeds; common forms include the quitclaim deed and the grant deed. A quitclaim deed gives up all interest or claims to the property, w

About the Queensland Local Government Act

Passed in 2009, this law updated the Local Government Act of 1993. This law regulates the powers, abilities and constitutions of local government under the power of the state.