Stephen Hawking, likely the most brilliant mind of our time... IS A DICK!

[Frederick Foresight]

...His son (Jonathan) fathered a bastard child. WFB didn't leave the bastard any money. He left it to his son and 2 legitimate grandchildren. Jonathan is free to give all the support he wants to HIS bastard.

Jonathan was the grandson. WFB's son is Christopher. Yes, WFB was free to do whatever he wanted to do. He was even free to write this in his will about his grandson:

"I intentionally make no provision herein for said Jonathan, who for all purposes ... shall be deemed to have predeceased me."

Stated differently, "He's dead to me." How very classy to include that passage about his 7-year-old grandson in his will.

I don't see any problem with that.

Of course you don't.

 

[jem]

there is a prime example of some sort of brain malfuction where most leftists are not aware of their own ignorance and they have no desire to check on it before they write articles, post on the internet or vote..

using the term predeceased can be part of valid will planning.


the very first entry I found when I googled

Chapter 3 MAKING A WILL - American Bar Association
www.americanbar.org/.../wills/chapter_3.authcheckdam.pdf
American Bar Association
Legally, you don't have use a lawyer to write your will. If it meets the ..... cannot be readily ascertained, my spouse shall be deemed to have predeceased me. No.

Jonathan was the grandson. WFB's son is Christopher. Yes, WFB was free to do whatever he wanted to do. He was even free to write this in his will about his grandson:

"I intentionally make no provision herein for said Jonathan, who for all purposes ... shall be deemed to have predeceased me."

Stated differently, "He's dead to me." How very classy to include that passage about his 7-year-old grandson in his will.



Of course you don't.

I would also note that if you are going to leave a child or a grandchild out of a will, estate planning lawyers will tell you to be clear.

Finally, how that hell would anybody know about the family dynamics... Why does a grandfather have to leave money for grandchildren if it can go to his kids. maybe he had reasons for doing it the way he did. maybe he provided some other way or maybe his son was supposed to.


I tell you it seems the leftists here or on gawker feel the govt should take all you money or if it does not they should be able to tell you how to distribute it.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Why does a grandfather have to leave money for grandchildren if it can go to his kids. maybe he had reasons for doing it the way he did.

But he did leave money to his grandchildren -- two of them, anyway:

In his will, William F. Buckley Jr. leaves the contents of his estate to Christopher and the two children he fathered with his wife...

If he had a will, which he obviously did, then that will mentions to whom the proceeds of his estate will go and in what proportion or amount or whatever. There was no need to specifically mention the grandson to whom he left nothing. Should he mention everyone it's not going to? For example, he didn't either mention or specifically exclude you, did he?

"The language seems a little over the top; almost mean-spirited," said Greenwich lawyer Patrick R. Gil, who is not afraid of vast understatements.

 

[achilles28]

Stay classy, boys.

Ya, you're all class ;P

 

[Fractals 'R Us]

The formula for being "brilliant" is to never question your assumptions or the assumptions of your professors. Don't make waves iow, make small improvements in the art as it exists and take credit for all of it.. Being brilliant with the Conventional Wisdom will almost always result in furtherance of existing stupidity due to the fantasy effect. Not recognizing the amount of fantasy that passes as fact in the classroom iow... The current communist running for office doesn't have time to comment on the collapse of communist Venezuela because he "has to focus on his campaign": Poster boy for fantasy world

 

[wildchild]

Perhaps one aspect of brilliance is to be able to distinguish between fact and hype/bullshit. I'm guessing that one of the most brilliant minds in recorded history might be able to apply some of that intellectual horsepower beyond theoretical physics and cosmology. I'm thinking that maybe world-class intellect isn't quite as pigeonholed as you would like to believe.

Well if he is such a genius in the political realm how come he never came out and told everyone what a disaster Obama was going to be?

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Well if he is such a genius in the political realm how come he never came out and told everyone what a disaster Obama was going to be?

Keep thinking. Maybe you'll figure it out.

 

[Scataphagos]

I tell you it seems the leftists here or on gawker feel the govt should take all you money or if it does not they should be able to tell you how to distribute it.

You've said a mouthful... and that's just ONE of their lust-for-power-and-control evils.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

If he had a will, which he obviously did, then that will mentions to whom the proceeds of his estate will go and in what proportion or amount or whatever. There was no need to specifically mention the grandson to whom he left nothing. Should he mention everyone it's not going to? For example, he didn't either mention or specifically exclude you, did he?

To rule out any bogus legal claims based on oversight, etc. You know nothing about his family or the circumstances. Perhaps the child's mother was irresponsible and WFB didn't want to risk her getting her hands on the money. Perhaps it was a gesture of respect for his son's wife. Who knows? It's no one's business who he left his money to.

 

[jem]

You... are totally and completely ignorant....
You do not know facts... nor do I... but... I will give you a very likely scenario.

Children born outside of wedlock frequently contest wills. If he mentioned some grandkids and not the one outside of wedlock... it could have created a potential for a very messy, interesting, public and expensive argument.

Mentioning the child was most likely a lawyer advised part of proper estate planning.

As far as the language looking mean spirited... that was obviously a partisan hack on this issue... not the words of an impartial expert.

But he did leave money to his grandchildren -- two of them, anyway:

In his will, William F. Buckley Jr. leaves the contents of his estate to Christopher and the two children he fathered with his wife...

If he had a will, which he obviously did, then that will mentions to whom the proceeds of his estate will go and in what proportion or amount or whatever. There was no need to specifically mention the grandson to whom he left nothing. Should he mention everyone it's not going to? For example, he didn't either mention or specifically exclude you, did he?

"The language seems a little over the top; almost mean-spirited," said Greenwich lawyer Patrick R. Gil, who is not afraid of vast understatements.