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Getting Ready for the Association Meeting

Well, it is that time of the month again, and the homeowners association meeting is tonight.  There are some perks and responsibilities being on the board, but I love the fact that I have some say in how our condominium is run, and that alone makes it worthwhile.
It has been a lot easier now [...]

Keeping Our Home Owners Association on Track

After moving into our condominium just five years ago, I realized that there were some problems.  Our association meetings were very quiet (since no one showed up) and nothing was really being done to take care of our homes.  The committee was run by just a couple of people and we were getting nowhere.
But just [...]

The Economy Hits the Well-Off, Too

My poor friend has found herself in the strangest situation. After being married and buying a nice expensive house with a pool and Wall fountains in the toniest of neighborhoods, she “luckily” got the house after then getting divorced.  Oh, she paid off her spouse to get it, and she really worked hard to make [...]

National statistics and Mediation

Divorce in Arizona mirrors the national statistics that about half of all divorces end in divorce.  Second and third marriages also account for half of all divorces in Arizona.  In law school, you can study to be a divorce attorney.  You take specialized classes for this subject so that when it comes to the dissolution [...]

Tattooed, Then Tattooless, and Back Again

Shane Moraine once had a tattoo on his arm. He had it done back in college but then decided that he did not want it. Going through the equally painful process of having it removed, Shane lived tattooless for another 6 years. Friends, girlfriends, and lots of people in the college town in which he [...]