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Friday Funnies — Holy Matri-money

Laura Thatcher — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:52:53 +0000

It’s a bit late, but better late than never, but there should always be time for humor. Amusing marital cartoon from The Onion

Friday Funnies: Night of the Living Will

Laura Thatcher — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:14:03 +0000

Continuing the zombie lawyer theme from last week. I found this old cartoon from The New Yorker and had to laugh!

Friday Funnies

Laura Thatcher — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:10:14 +0000

I was trolling the ‘net for an entry to the Friday Funnies file and I came across this oldie but goodie from The Onion on various important items to keep in mind while preparing a living will. My favorites:

It’s important to have a lawyer present when you draft a living will, as it makes the desire to be dead that much more tangible.
Explain in no uncertain terms that, should you die and return as a zombie, loved ones must shoot you in the head without hesitation.
A living will is a great way to meet a notary public, if notaries public are your thing.
If you choose to remain on life support indefinitely, make sure your family is legally restricted from dressing you up as a corporate mascot and renting you out for parties.

Friday Funnies: Advance Health Care Directives, Dilbert Style

Laura Thatcher — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:37:44 +0000

Happy Friday! It’s been an exciting but busy week. Hopefully laughter is the best medicine……

Some Help for Job Seekers Who Have Filed Bankruptcy

SJR — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:40:23 +0000

Many clients who consult with me regarding bankruptcy worry about how a potential employer will view a bankruptcy on their credit report. For those individuals, there is a tiny bit of good news – as of the New Year, California law prohibits an employer or prospective employer from using a credit report for employment purposes. There are, however, notable exceptions, briefly:

managerial positions;
positions with the Justice Department;
law enforcement positions,
a position for which the information contained in the report is required by some other law to be disclosed or obtained;
a position which involves regular access to bank or credit card information, social security numbers, and dates of birth;
a position involving making banking transactions and financial contracts for the employer;
jobs which involve access to confidential or proprietary information; and
a position that involves regular access to cash totaling ten thousand dollars or more of the employer, customer or client, such as a bank teller.

The complete text of the new law is available on California’s Legislation website.

Friday Funnies

SJR — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:55:06 +0000

Friday Funnies: Divorce Humor

Laura Thatcher — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:17:08 +0000

If laughter is the best medicine, we hope to get you through your divorce healthier than when you started.

Friday Funnies: Out of the Mouths of Babes

Laura Thatcher — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:31:36 +0000

I found this comic strip, One Big Happy by Rick Detorie. It’s fantastic!

Out of the mouths of babes:

Friday Funnies: Estate Planning Pitfalls

Laura Thatcher — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:53:43 +0000

It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Robinson – Thatcher, LLP. Our motto is “Bringing Peace to Your Family”. To that end, we strive to make your journey through the legal system as painless as possible. We also work to keep the financial costs as reasonable as possible.

So, when I saw this joke, I knew we had to include in our Friday Funnies posts!

A woman walked into her attorney’s office asking for an estate plan. He said he would be happy to assist her, but he required a $5,000 retainer. She wrote the check and gave it to him. He thanked her and asked her to tell him about her estate. She replied, “You just took it.”

From “The Complete Book of Wills, Estates & Trusts” by Alexander A. Bove, Jr., Esq.

Friday Funnies: A Contractor in Heaven

Laura Thatcher — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:30:26 +0000

I found this joke on the Chanen Corp website.

A CONTRACTOR IN HEAVEN

A contractor dies on a fishing accident on his 40th birthday and finds himself greeted at the Pearly Gates by a brass band.

Saint Peter runs over, shakes his hand and says “Congratulations!”

“Congratulations for what?” asks the contractor.

“Congratulations for what?” says Saint Peter. “We are celebrating the fact that you lived to be 160 years old.”

“But that’s not true,” says the consultant. “I only lived to be forty.”

“That’s impossible,” says Saint Peter, “we added up your time sheets.”