HB1362: Revising the Beneficiary Deed
After several months of analyzing the current law on Beneficiary Deeds (which actually just went into effect in 2005) with a group of Arkansas lawyers specializing in this area, I filed HB1362 this afternoon.In Spring 2006, the Arkansas Lawyer published a piece by Chris Barrier titled "The Uncertain Gift: Arkansas' [sic] New Beneficiary Deed" (sorry, couldn't resist). This feature outlined the problem with the new law in its current form and sets out in detail problems that arise from the use of these instruments. I contacted Mr. Barrier after reading his article, and he had already assembled a group of attorneys across the state to address this problem. This bill is the product of this group's work.
posted by Steve Harrelson @ 1/31/2007 02:53:00 PM | Permalink |
1 Comments:
Should have posted this the first time you brought it up, but:
I think using the extra "s" in the possessive of "Arkansas" borders on blasphemy -- well, at the very least it is klunky and awkward, and it looks funny.
The old Gazette used that style at the behest of its long-time editor J.N. Heiskell, but I remember long ago the late great John Robert Starr wrote a persuasive case for using "Arkansas'". I admit he may have done so only because it was the opposite of the Gazette's style, but I still think he was right.
To me, the fact that the New York Times uses "Arkansas's" is proof-positive that it is the wrong usage. Why would we allow the yankees to dictate how we spell the name of our state?
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