What's on your mind?

[DerVVulfman]

Yeah, I keep bringing up External HDDs....

On my mind? The Estate.

I filed paperwork nearly a month ago to acquire 'Letters of Administration' for my Dad's Estate since I held his Last Will and Testament where it said... well... Yeah, I'm the beneficiary. Now part of the duties of administration it to provide proof that a newspaper published a public notice of my appointment as the administrator, and was told the deadline was 20 days. Hell, the courthouse gave me three choices where to publish, the costliest only $30 bucks. Well, I never scrimp.

Well, I never received notice in any online listing for weeks, since part of the courthouse fees was supposed to be the $30 fee. But I found no trace of it. So I called the paper to see if I could place the notice myself. They informed me that this is solely handled by the courthouse and they hadn't given them the notice to publish. So I called the courthouse, and 'Lisa' told me that they are behind. When I told her that the 20 day deadline was coming up, she told me not to worry because of the delay. Erm, that deadline was this Monday.

So I called the newspaper again today (their publications weekly on Thursdays), and they recognized who I was. In fact, the receptionist asked me by MY name. I was told they haven't picked it up YET, and that maybe FRIDAY they'll receive the information. Woof... this was the pricier and more established paper.... what if I chose a cheap one?

*sigh* That's Maryland and this county for you.