Any Christian Lawyers out there to answer this question?
This is something that has been on my mind for awhile and I was hoping someone on this board might be a lawyer that could answer a question for me.
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As I understand it, it takes 7 years to declare someone legally dead. I could be wrong.
If that's true, I'm surprised that the RR lot aren't shouting 'conspiracy' that they can't be declared legally dead until after the tribulation if the raputre does happen.
Perhaps someone with an RR account can go wind them up about it?
A classroom in the year 2050:
And that, children, is why in 2010 fundies were rounded up and kept in glass containers in zoos, where they could be further studied and inspected by the public.
Jacob , I agree with that. Fundementalism will be a joke for future generations to laugh at, and a mark of shame in ours. This fundie's kids are a great example. The fundie's children are better educated than their parent, thus they are intelligent enough to see the falsehood and immorality behind religious fear-manipulation. Educated people are never infected with this mind-virus.
Why don't you just go ahead and divide up everything now and live off the kindness of your kids? Damn, you people at RR not only don't know the Bible, you've never read "King Lear".PS Would you allow the handling of any important document in your life to a "lawyer" who posted on RR????
This cracks me up. Imagine the lives of these boys growing up. The constant brainwashing, and yes it IS brainwashing, all through their formative years and yet, somehow they were exposed to enough reason to become "scientifically minded". Good for them.
I am married to a catholic and I agreed that our children could go through the sacraments, attend ccd etc, so long as I could express my views as well. Now both of my young adult children realize the mytholgical nature of religious viewpoints. I find it amazing that just my imparting a little bit of logic, a little bit of common sense and encouraging my kids to think things out for themselves and to question things...I find it amazing that I was powerful enough to overcome 1700 years of practice that the catholic churtch has had in brainwashing children. And believe me, they are VERY good at it.
What it shows is that the message that these organizations spread is very, very weak and that they must ensure no dissenting opinion can get through. In this day and age of the internet and the shrinking world that is going to be harder and harder to do.
There is hope.
"Would it be legally binding if I made a notorized statement that stipulates that if I should go missing for more than a stated amount of time, that my last will and testament be carried out as if I had passed away?"
Yes. It's called "If you're missing for a long time, people are eventually going to realize you're dead and give up searches / start crying / national television.
Depending on the state, if you disapear for a period of time you can be declared legally dead. I think its usually 10 years.
You could simply make them joint owners of all your property, bank accounts, etc. There would be no need for a will.
Or maybe you're not *that* sure the Rapture is right around the corner.
Why don't you give your kids the house, with a stipulation that you have the right to use it for as long as you want. That ought to fix the house, at least. Set up some fund or trust for your kids, then they'll have money too.
I think you need to be gone for more than 7 years before you are declared "presumed dead".
You ought to find solutions to these simple matters with just a quick googling. Type in "avoid death tax" or something, this is basically the same thing.
"Christian Lawyers"
That has to be an oxymoron, like 'Christian Rock' (proof: Stryper. Yuk.) and 'Christian Comedian' (they don't exist).
Kent Hovind tried defending himself in court. And the defendants in Kitzmiller vs. Dover had 'good' legal representation too. Look how far they got?
"Can anyone help me with this legal question? Thanks for any kind advice you may have."
PROTIP: Google 'VenomFangX' and 'Thunderf00t'. beforehand. One Word: Futility. But hey, it's your money after all...
@solomongrundy
"As I understand it (and I'm writing about the law in the UK) to make a will you have to be 'of sound mind'. Mention of belief in 'the Rapture' in a will would be grounds to contest it, I think."
But then, in the US, people can insure themselves against abduction by aliens. And the largest number of those taken in by those Nigerian '419' scams are in America after all...
'There's a sucker born every minute.'
-PT Barnum
Would it be legally binding if I made a notorized statement that stipulates that if I should go missing for more than a stated amount of time, that my last will and testament be carried out as if I had passed away?
It would take more than a notarized statement but yes, this is entirely possible and quite common. After roughly seven years, you would be declared legally dead and whatever arrangements you've made for inheritance kick in.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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