Eversole Law Firm - October 2019

Eversole Law Firm - October 2019

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Celebrating Halloween Some Traditions Never Fade Halloween is one of the most highly anticipated holidays of the year and has been around in some form for nearly 2,000 years. However, the spooky traditions we’ve grown to love today didn’t become popular until after the 19th century. The origins of Halloween start with the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which is celebrated throughout Ireland. Celebrated on Nov. 1, this festival marks harvest's end and the beginning of winter. Ancient Celts believed that during this transition, the physical world and the spirit world crossed, allowing spirits to roam amongst the living. Ancient Celts believed this crossing impacted the world in several ways, mostly unlucky, such as spirits damaging crops or causing mischief. But they also believed it allowed priests and druids to make predictions, which brought a sense of direction and comfort for the Celts through the dark and cold months of winter. During Samhain, Celts would light giant bonfires and disguise themselves as spirits to confuse those who crossed over. As time went on and Christians began to take over most of the Celts’ lands, their traditions became intertwined. Pope Gregory III declared that Nov. 1 would be celebrated as All Saints’ Day, which honored saints and martyrs and attempted to squash the Celts’ pagan traditions. The Celts, however, thought there was no reason to stop their cultural festivals and celebrated Samhain the day before, which was then called All Hallows’ Eve. When colonials migrated across the sea and settled in America, Halloween was all but forgotten. Protestants who fled England were extremely reluctant to participate in a tradition considered heathen and uncivilized. It remained unpopular until the middle of the 19th

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century when, during the Irish Potato Famine, Irish settlers fled their home country to America for a better life, bringing with them their traditions and celebrations like Halloween. Over time, Halloween celebrations evolved from disguising yourself as a spirit and dancing around campfires to the activities we enjoy today. Like most children over the decades, I loved to go out and trick-or-treat as a kid. When I was younger, Halloween was celebrated only after dark, and we would run in packs in our ghoulish costumes, going door to door throughout the neighborhood declaring, “Trick or treat!” at each stop. If there was no sweet treat put in our bag, we would play a harmless trick. Halloween has changed some over the years, but a little mischief still remains! Even though our costumes are a little less ghoulish, I’ll bet that doesn’t stop a few spirits from roaming among the living on All Hallows’ Eve.

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No-Carve Pumpkin Designs!

Just in Time for Halloween

The Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act (hereinafter, the “Act”) is premised on the notion of fairness and makes an earnest attempt to protect heirs’ property by providing a way to keep property “in the family.” Because any heir may sell their property interest to anyone, the Act mandates that the remaining heirs are entitled to a right of first refusal to buy the selling heir’s interest for its fair market value. This means that before the court proceeds with the partition by sale, the court will first allow the remaining heirs to buy the selling heir’s interest at its fair market value. In other words, the remaining heirs have first dibs on buying the selling heir’s interest. This process allows the selling heir to receive the cash value for their interest in the property, and, at the same time, it allows the remaining heirs to keep the property “in the family” without having to compete with opportunistic investors or developers at a public auction. The Act may not be a perfect fix, and further modification and amendments are expected, but, for now, the Act has supplied a process that make heirs’ property rights much less vulnerable than it has been in the past. Nothing but Net You can create eerie pumpkins using fishnet stockings. Spray- paint your pumpkin if desired — just make sure the design of the stockings will stand out. Once the paint is dry, cut the legs off the stockings, slide the pumpkin inside, remove the extra fabric around the stem, and use hot glue to secure it. Colorful Paint Painting your Halloween pumpkins gives everyone a chance to participate. Be creative by using different designs, cutouts for silhouettes, drip paint to create a marble design, or nail polish and water to give white pumpkins a unique and vibrant look. A Spooky Monster By adding a witch hat, wrapping a pumpkin in cheesecloth, attaching spider legs, or tying on a vampire cape, you can create a pumpkin version of the most popular Halloween monsters. Along with these accessories, you can also use paint, construction paper, and other craft materials to add the details that will make your creation pop! For more detailed directions for these pumpkin designs and more ideas, visit WomansDay.com.

Jack-o’-lanterns go hand-in-hand

with Halloween, but digging through the inside of a pumpkin

is not something everyone enjoys. If you aren’t keen on cutting open a pumpkin, here are a few no-carve ideas you can try this Halloween!

Haunted House Take a few pumpkins, stack them on top of each other, and create a spooky pumpkin haunted house! Then, use paint, balsa wood sheets, and hot glue to create silhouettes, ghosts, windows, and doors for a haunting effect!

Creative With String Use cotton twine and hot glue to create a web-like design on the surface of your pumpkin. Don’t forget to add a few plastic spiders! You can also use string art to create ghostly words or images. Lay our your design with small pegs or nails and wrap the string around them to reach your desired effect.

Protecting Individual Rights

Under the Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act

This article gives a brief introductory synopsis on the topic of partitioning heirs’ property in the low country. While there are many moving parts involved in partitioning property, this summary focuses on an individual’s right to partition heirs’ property to which they own an interest. Property is considered “heirs’ property” when co-owners inherit an interest to property because a common ancestor died without a will while owning the property or an interest in the property. It is a common belief in the low country that keeping property “in the family,” meaning having property remain heirs’ property status, preserves and protects the property. Contrary to such belief, ownership interest in heirs’ property is very unstable. Another popular but untrue belief is that one can transfer title of property to family members with a stipulation that the property cannot be sold to a nonfamily member. Under South Carolina law, however, each heir has the right to sell his or her interest in any property to whomever they want. Most importantly, every heir has the right to bring an action for a partition by sale to have their interest, or in some cases the entire property, sold, regardless of how small their ownership interest is in the property. In a partition by sale, the property is sold, and the net proceeds are divided among the living heirs according to their interest in the property.

-Cherese T. Handy, Esq.

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National ‘I Love Lucy’ Day

A Look Inside the Comedy Favorite

The Show The purpose for the show lay in Ball’s attempt to ensure their marriage remained intact. It kept Arnaz home as opposed to on tour, and it gave Ball the spotlight she wanted. When the show was in initial development, Lucy and Desi had to prove the two of them could work together successfully and professionally. The pair began performing a skit they called “Professor” between Desi’s tour dates in 1950. The skit depicted Lucy as someone auditioning to join Arnaz’ band, and audiences loved it! It was this skit that convinced CBS they could be a convincing couple, and the network approved “I Love Lucy.” Observing ‘I Love Lucy’ Day It’s easy to celebrate this holiday! Get your family or friends together to sit down and marathon one of America’s favorite comedies. Whether you have the six seasons on DVD or plan to head to CBS.com, get ready to fill your day with the antics of Lucille Ball and the rest of the crew.

On Oct. 15, 1951, one of America’s all-time favorite television programs was debuted. “I Love Lucy” hit the ground running, becoming one of the most successful and beloved sitcoms in the nation. Ever since, Oct. 15 has been dedicated to this beloved show, encouraging people of all ages to celebrate and remember “I Love Lucy.” Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz The show’s two main stars, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, played Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, made more interesting by the fact that Ball and Arnaz were married in real life. In the show, Lucy is a housewife who enjoys performing and wants to get out of the house, and Ricky is part of a rumba band. Before their duo’s debut, the pair met in 1940 on set for the film “Too Many Girls,” and eloped the same year. By the time “I Love Lucy” premiered in 1951, the pair’s marriage was going through some difficulties. In 1960, the couple divorced but remained close friends and continued to care for their two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.

LEARNING

LEGALESE

Leftover CandySnackMix Leftover CandySnackMix

Consideration The cause, motive, price, or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter into a contract or, a benefit, right, or profit accruing to one party while some responsibility is undertaken by the other party.

Ingredients

Inspired by Food & Wine Magazine

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1/3 cup dry milk powder 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

• 2 cups mini pretzels, coarsely broken • 1/4 cup light brown sugar • 2 tbsp granulated sugar

12 oz mini candy bars, such as Snickers, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces

Directions

1. Heat oven to 275 F. 2. In a large mixing bowl, fold together pretzels, sugars, milk powder, and butter. 3. Spread mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. 4. Let cool for at least 30 minutes and mix in candy bar pieces before serving.

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What’s Inside 1. The Ancient Celtic Festival: Samhain 2. Avoid Getting Your Hands Dirty This Halloween Protection for Property Heirs 3. Celebrating America’s Favorite Sitcom Leftover Candy Snack Mix 4. Fall Crafts for the Whole Family Fall Family Fun

Decorate Your House With Your Own Creations!

Fun Finger Food When you’ve got multiple friends and family members coming over and you need snacks, edible decorations are the way to go. You can get a little creative and make elaborate treats, or you can opt for delicious and easy-to-make finger foods with your kids. A good starting treat for your family is a batch of pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats. Add orange food coloring to the mix and get your kids to shape the treats like pumpkins before using a few pretzel sticks to make sturdy stems. Thanksgiving Crafts Thanksgiving is only a month away, and your possibilities for holiday-themed crafts are endless with just a few supplies like paper, scissors, markers, and string. You can make turkey placemats, tissue paper trees, pumpkin garlands, paper pumpkins, or leaf mobiles to hang from the ceiling. Compile a list of ideas and have your kids pick out which craft they want to do first, then get to work together to create as many decorations as you want to display for Turkey Day.

The leaves are turning, the weather is changing, and the holidays are right around the corner, which means it’s time to bring out the fall decor! To make this season especially memorable for your family, create your own decorations with these fun ideas below.

Pine Cone Painting Go on a family walk through the park to pick up a few fallen pine cones or take a quick trip to the store to buy a bag. Once everyone has their own hand-picked pine cone, grab a paintbrush and a few colors and have at it! For extra flair, add some fixings like glitter, beads, sequins, string, and more. Leaf Painting Take a trip outside with the kids to pick out some large, unbroken leaves, then head back inside and get creative! You can pull out the construction paper and paint trees, using handprints and “arm prints” as the trunks and branches. Paint the leaves you found to spruce up your trees or use them as decorations on their own. You can also use them for leaf printing or leaf pressing.

With these engaging craft ideas, the whole family will be eager to make their own decorations and show them off for months to come!

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