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» Nabokov's Laura and the Disobedient Executor

I've talked before -- most recently, here -- about executors who don't obey the wishes of decedents, and refuse to burn their works. Vladimir Nabokov's case (which involves this scenario) has been in the news lately, in a two-part series in Slate entitled The Fate of Nabokov's Laura:

Part 1

Part 2

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» CGI founders cash in

"At the end of the contract term in 25 years, or in the event of its earlier termination, we can elect to deliver the contract value either in shares or in cash"

Two of the top officers of CGI Group Inc. have cashed in about $127-million worth of stock in the Montreal information technology company, 30 per cent of their combined holdings, for estate planning purposes. via The Globe and Mail

» Estate Planning 101 -- Health Directives

A discussion of Illinois health-related directives such as powers of attorney and living wills.


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» Slim Chance Pays His Taxes
The original Ali G., Slim Chance is back with another clip. Here is his view on paying taxes. In case you are wondering, IRS is the Inland Revenue Service in the UK and wherever else the Queen once ruled. God save the Queen, down with taxes. Related PostsHarry Potter Author — Pays $70 In Taxes Every [...]