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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:40 AM Original message |
James Brown's Widow Says She's Locked Out of Home |
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keopeli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 03:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's called mutiny on a small scale. They are her security guards, but they obey the lawyers. n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. Here's why.. |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 05:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I wonder if anyone is locking them out -- to protect her rights. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. The man was in his 70's. They were married less than 5 years |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Makes no difference how long at all. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Just a point of order here. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Thank you very much, they were once married but NOT |
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flordehinojos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. there usedto be in florida, years ago, something called, "common-law-wife" |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #37 |
54. It is an interesting concept |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
43. It appears that they are married |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
45. If they were divorced at time of his death then she would not be entitled |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Then that was a really smart move |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Why didn't the natural children sue? They deserved |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. The 2 children |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. But there were surviving children so it sounds like something |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Inheritance laws vary from state to state. |
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Geoff R. Casavant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. It varies from state to state. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. How stuff gets divided up also depends on in what state they reside. nt |
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harpboy_ak (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 05:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
53. This is why EVERYONE should have a will! |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I have also heard that they were not legally married |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
55. If they were legally married at his death, she can and should have |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 10:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. that is standard procedure, i think |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Oh it is very protective to lock out the mother |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. I'm not saying he was a great man.. just that when someone dies |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Most definitely. One thing you can say about James Brown - |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. In Arizona the spouse has all the "rights." Community-property state. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. UNLESS there's a will that specifies what he wanted his other kids to have |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. But, you are not a spouse. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 06:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. My parents were divorced.and there was a very detailed will |
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davhill (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
51. But a marriage licence is just a piece of paper |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
44. Maybe the will specifies others besides the current wife |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. Brown's Partner Denied Access to Home (not married... |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. lawyer BUDDY DALLAS? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. This already seems to be a dignified process |
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mirandapriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
14. Pic |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. And how many others? |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Actually he pleaded guilty. |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. If they weren't married, then she isn't the widow, and has no legal rights. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 12:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Not quite the same but think about gay couples |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. It happens *ALL* the time to gay couples right now. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 02:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I know of a gay couple, both adults, 4 or 5 years' difference in age, |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
46. I think that is what the Ancient Romans did |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Aren't people who live together as married "common law" spouses? |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 02:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. In Canada, yes, and it comes with certain legal rights. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Depends on the state, and on the lenght of time they were together |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 08:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Common law can be tricky. Besides cohabitation, a couple has to present |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. If I were the mother of the five year old and living there |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Moderators, is it possible for this thread to be moved elsewhere? |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 12:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. WHY ??? |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. Link to States that Recognize CLM |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. 1997 in Georgia ... but their house is in North Carolina & CLM applies |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. South Carolina. |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 03:48 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. I have a mental block on "south" when it comes to this story -- |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. What the Hell? |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. It never fails. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
56. I have heard variously that she was the wife and not the wife. |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
57. She lives in her own home just a block or so away AND |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. Curioius that one can be locked out of one's home so easily. |
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