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.
2 www.eversolelaw.com
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