—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Jan. 4, 1957 10 It’s The Law “It’s the Law” with simple an swers is offered by LANCASTER FARMING in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Bar Associa tion. General interest questions are welcomed, and will be an swered as soon as possible. Let ters must be signed. Answer will not be published on a speci fied, requested day. Questions cannot be answered by mail, and LANCASTER FARMING will reject any inquiry which is not of general public interest. Ad arfess all inquiries to "It's the Law.” LANCASTER FARMING Quarryville, Pa. (Fictitious ini tials will be used to protect the identity of the questions). • • • Q. After having a person de clared legally dead, what would happen if the person appeared on the scene? The person in question deserted his wife, and she had him declared dead Now will she have to get a divorce from her present husband? A. She will not have to get a divorce from her present hus band The effect of the decree declaring the former husband dead completely validates her second marriage, and even though the spouse so declared to be presumed dead is m fact alive, the second marriage per- Off To A Flying Sfarf! ENERGIZED STARTING & GROWING MASH • EXTRA ENERGY • FASTER GAINS • EARLY PROFITS Farm Bureau Sterling and Growing Mash is a wholesome, palatable, easily digest ed feed. In addition to Vitamin B-12 s'nd antibiotics, it contains all the high uality ingredients essential to better health, greeter energy, and faster growth, t ORDER TODAY SAVE WITH 1 BULK DELIVERY 'a FARM Mr BUREAU Dilierville Road, Lane. I QUARK YVILLE 1 MANKEISI-NEW HOLLAND r”““" H. M. KRADY SEIBERLING SAFETY TIRES WRITTEN GUARANTEE ON ALL SEIBERLING TIRES formed pursuant to a license is sued by virtue of the decree de claring the first husband dead shall be valid and, for all intents and purposes as though the first marriage had been terminated by a final decree in divorce. Q. In 1949 I won a $lOOO pool When I filed my income tax re port, I told the man to put the $lOOO in with my earnings, but he didn’t. Now they are trying to collect $l7l back taxes for that pool. I have sent them $l5 twice, but I am a-poor widow on a pension and cannot pay? What can I do? A. You should try to make the best arrangement possible for the payment of these taxes on some instalment basis. Q In Pennsylvania can a man be forced to support his wife if they are separated? A. Yes. A man is responsible to support his wife so long as the marriage relation subsists, unless he has adequate and legal grounds for divorce against the wife, in which case the Court may relieve him of the duty to support if his proof of the grounds for divorce is deemed sufficient. Mere separation, un less with good cause, does not relieve the husband of his duty to support his wife R H. Q. I was born out of wedlock When I was a‘ few months old I was given away to foster parents to raise, but was never legally adopted, although I then and now carry the foster parents’ name These people were very poor and for about 16 years they received aid for me from the D P A When I reached the age of 17, I began to correspond with my real mother and learned that she is well off. I am the only child she has Her first hus band died and she is now mar ried again. I am now 32 years old. Do I have any legal claim to her wealth? Can the D. P A. prosecute her for the years they sent grants out for me’ If I am not included m her will, can I contest it 9 A. There is no legal claim on the estate of the real mother by the son. nor woufid the son have the right to take against his real mother’s will, unless the will had been made prior to the son’s birth. There is much doubt that the Commonwealth, at this late date could collect any reimburse ment from the real mother for the public assistance benefits Distributor For Let Us Handle Your Tire Problems AUTO Tractor Tires Recapping M. P. R. W. M, J. C. TRUCK Phone EX 2-9507 608 N. Prince St. Lancaster, Pa. 4-H Members Back the Attack on Highway Deaths TOP WINNERS IN THE 4-H FARM AND HOME SAFETY PROGRAM use a battering ram to dramatize the decision of the two million 4-H members to smash the barricade of 42,000 fatal accidents which annually blocks safe motoring on America’s highways. Urging them to “Back the Attack” is A. G. De Lorenzo (right). Public Relations Director of General Motors, awards donor for the nation-wide safety program. Each of these national winners received 5300 college scholar ships from GM. In addition, they and the other 42 state winners received all-expense trips to the 35th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago from General Motors. Left to right are: Loßetta Hales, Spanish Fork, Utah; Richard Parsons, Parsonsburg, Md,, Anita Mae Wenger, Powhattan, Kansas; Marjorie Rauwerdink, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.; Ella Lou Hembree, Braraan, Okla.; Rich ard Mitchell, Denver, Colo., and Clyde Templeton, Olin, N. C. paid for the son’s benefit some 16 years ago t ' Q If a person buys a new home and within five years an extremely serious fault appears (such as a foundation failure), is the builder or mortgage com pany in any way responsible or is it up to tha buyer to make the repairs’ A This loss would be entirely at the risk of the purchaser, un less the seller, or his agent, prior to the consummation of the sale, made a specific warranty about the foundation, or other part of the structure m which the fault develops The seller generally only warrants that he is convey ing clear tife, and this has noth ing to do with any structural de ficiencies Of course, a seller, cannot escape liability for fraud, nor for any manifestly false statements as to the soundness of the building. A buyer should inspect a building carefully be fore buying, preferably in the company of an engineer or other expert, and if he has any doubt about the building, he should de mand a written warranty as to structural specifications from the seller O In Pecember, 1953. a friend whom I lent some on a iudgment note died, and I pre sented the executor of the estate a bill covering princinal and in terest to tb* date of the friend's death in January, 1954 As yet, settlement has not been made. Am I entitled to additional in terest on the loan from the date of the borrower’s death to the time of settlement 9 A. Assuming that the judg ment note is due, that is, has matured, you would be entitled to six ner cent interest on the nfincipal amount until the time that you are naid. The death of the debtor did not change the situation It is extremely im portant that you given written notice of your claim to the ex ecutor of the estate. MICE LIKE MONEY REAL Hilo, Hawaii Alejandro Lorn papa, a sugarcane cutter from the Philippines, told police that mice had eaten his life savings of $14,900 all m bfls'.The 55- year-old worker had packed the money into a space over his door and hadn’t peeked at the hoard since December. When he took a loolf five months later, all that remained were small bits of what once was 745 $2O bills, only three of which were patchable. Capitol Washed and Painted for Ceremony Prepaiatory to inauguration ceremonies the' latter part of January, the Capitol has been washed and painted Congress appropriated $215,000 for the necessary accounterments to the M G F K*aa::i J C Convenient, effective, and economical treatment of CRD (Chronic Respiratory Disease) or AIR SAC INFECTION in chickens. For less than one cent a bird, YOU can treat your flock. Most effective if caught in the early stages. Ask for it by name • * New Holland Supply Co. 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