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This is a designer 3 bedroom (3 king beds OR 2 kings and 2 twin beds) + separate private den with a luxurious single bed/3 bath charming cottage beach home. SLEEPS 7 PERSONS ONLY INCLUDING CHILDREN/BABIES- NO EXCEPTIONS Gorgeous saltwater waterfall pool + cozy corner spa, parking (2 spaces). Sea Palm Cottage has been remodeled to make you feel like you are in an island paradise. Our cottage is ideal for enjoying a beach getaway where you can walk everywhere - no car needed. Enjoy coffee by the pool or in your large screened in Florida Room/patio. Swim in our heated saltwater pool, walk across the street to the one of the most beautiful beaches in the the United States and then enjoy a leisurely stroll to great shops, cafes and restaurants. The private tropical setting is located right across the street from Beach Accesses #8 and #9 and three short blocks to shopping and restaurants in Siesta Key Village. The house is fully stocked with everything you need in order to enjoy a luxury vacation. Please check out our other neighboring properties on Siesta Key on Homeaway/VRBO in order to see our other great reviews of our 1 bedroom/1bath cottages: #3683130 and #3690326. NOTE: 3 night minimum is to fill gaps in between weekly rentals (see calendar) - 4 night minimum please (7 night minimum during winter holidays). CHECK IN 4PM - CHECK OUT 11AM. Thank you.
We moved here from California and bought Sea Palm Cottages in 2013 and spent the last two years renovating the main house in order to make it one of the most beautiful rentals on Siesta Key.
Cheryl Goss purchased this cottage in 2008
This is an amazing home with designer touches and impeccable cleanliness. The fenced in back yard has everything you need in order to enjoy the beautiful your tropical beach vacation: private outdoor tropical saltwater pool with waterfall, outdoor kitchen, shower and outdoor TV and it is just a right across the street from two beach accesses and just a short walk away from Siesta Key Village which has amazing restaurants and great shopping/market.
Siesta Key has all there is to offer in Sarasota and this vacation home has been decorated to make your vacation an unforgettable experience. From the designer touches to the outdoor TV, you will fall in love with this one of a kind beach cottage.
We were a group of six adults (2 couples and 2 singles), visiting Sarasota for a family memorial event. We used each of the three bedrooms and the "den," which made a very comfortable fourth bedroom for a single person. We loved everything about the property: its spaciousness, privacy, decor, the kitchen with room to visit and chat with the cooks, the outdoor kitchen, the soaking pool, proximity to Siesta Village and the beach, and the beach gear neatly loaded on a cart for pulling it to the beach. You can't go wrong with this rental. Cheryl was prompt and professional with communications. Pricey, but a good value if you need the space.
What a great property. SO nice you don't want to leave the house to go to the beach. It was gorgeous, clean and included everything you should ever need. The decor was beautiful and the location was ideal. We will certainly be back! I didn't want to leave :)
We stayed at this property for a week and had a blast with our two young children. The house was beautiful and very clean. It had nice finishes and stayed cool in the hot Florida sun. The owner included everything that we needed for our stay from dishwasher soap to beach toys. We really appreciated the wagon to cart our stuff down to the beach. The backyard was the highlight with a nice outdoor kitchen, heated salt water pool, and TV. The house is in a great location as it is a block away from beach access and just a few blocks from downtown. Overall, we were very happy with our decision to stay at this property and would stay again in the future. Thanks for a great vacation property!!!
We had a great time at Sea Palm Cottages, spotlessly clean, beautifully decorated,stocked with everything you could need and close to all local amenities.
The arrival package with wine and goodies was and added bonus.
Cheryl and her husband Chris could not have been more helpful and gracious.
Thank you once again we will hopefully be back next year.
This home was beautifully decorated with easy beach access. The owners were readily available to answer any questions that came up and very hospitable. I will definitely be staying here again!
This "hotel" house (as my grandson called it) was just perfect for our group. Each room felt like it had come from a very nice hotel or spa! Everyone had their own beautiful, luxurious bedroom and bath. Not only was the house spotless when we arrived, Cheryl and her crew included so many extras - more beach and bath towels than anyone would need, snacks, water, coffee, even a bottle of champagne. Great location, easy walk to the beach - and beach chairs, umbrellas, and even sand toys were all on site. We enjoyed the outdoor kitchen and the kids were in the pool whenever we were at the house. This rental exceeded our expectations!
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania
March 3, 2014
D.M., Appellantv.V. B., Appellee
Argued: January 15, 2014.
Appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Civil Division, No(s): 2013-00945. Before AUSTIN, J.
Jay M. Feinschil, Philadelphia, for appellant.
V.B., appellee, pro se.
BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E, OTT and STRASSBURGER,[*] JJ. OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.
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D.M. (Appellant) appeals from the July 19, 2013 order
denying his petition to determine
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paternity of three children: G.W., A.M., and D.R.M. We affirm.
The trial court summarized the history of this case as follows.
In 2000, Appellant and [V.B. (Appellee)] resided in the same household in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Appellee's son from another relationship when Appellant obtained custody of his [grandniece, A.M. (born in September 2000)]. By Order dated October 5, 2000, the Philadelphia Family Court granted Appellant sole physical and legal custody of [A.M.]. Appellant's nephew, [A.M.]'s biological father[,] was unable to care for [A.M.] because he was incarcerated for an assortment of criminal offenses. [A.M.]'s biological mother consented to relinquishing custody of [A.M.] to Appellant because she was physically and mentally unable to care for [A.M.]. In order to facilitate the prompt transfer of custody from [A.M.]'s biological mother, Appellant held himself out as [A.M.]'s biological father and permitted himself to be named as father in the Custody Order. The parties have been actively involved in [A.M.]'s life, raising her since Appellant obtained legal custody of [A.M.] as an infant.
On April 3, 2002, Appellant was granted sole physical and legal custody of his [granddaughter G.W. (born in April 1998)], by Order of the Philadelphia Family Court. Appellant took custody of [G.W.] when [a Nevada court] terminated the parental rights of [G.W.]'s biological father after he was convicted of murdering [G.W.]'s sister. [G.W.]'s biological mother willingly relinquished her parental rights thereafter. The parties have been in [G.W.]'s life, raising her since Appellant obtained legal custody of [G.W.] as a small child.
During the parties' live-in-together relationship, they had one child [D.R.M. (born in December 2003)]. After the birth of [D.R.M.], the parties married.... Appellant believed that [D.R.M.] was his biological daughter and held the child out as his own. In 2006, the parties moved to Norristown, Pennsylvania and continued to raise the children together. On April 15, 2011, the parties separated when Appellee, on behalf of [G.W., D.R.M.,] and herself, filed a temporary Protection from Abuse (" PFA" ) Order against Appellant, evicting Appellant from the parties' marital residence. On April 21, 2011, the Honorable Rhonda Lee Daniele granted a final PFA Order on behalf of [G.W. and D.R.M.] only.
On April 26, 2011, Appellee filed a Complaint for Support with the Office of Domestic Relations (" DRO" ), which was amended to include all three children on June 2, 2011. On June 2, 2011, Appellant, who was represented by counsel, signed an Acknowledgement of Paternity... acknowledging that he is the father of [A.M.] and [D.R.M.]. On June 30, 2011, the parties appeared at a Support Master's hearing before Master, Mindy A. Harris, Esquire (" Master Harris" ). Master Harris recommended Appellant pay $532.20 per month for [D.R.M.] plus $883.00 per month for [G.W.] and [A.M.] for a total child support amount of $1,418.20 per month for all three children. On July 25, 2011, [Appellant] filed Exception[s] in Support to the Master's recommendation. On October 7, 2011, the Honorable Gary S. Silow
modified the Support Order by agreement of the parties. Appellant agreed to
pay $1,018.20 per month for all three children. No appeal was taken from the
October 7, 2011 Agreed Support Order. On June 4, 2012, Appellant filed a
Petition to Modify Support, claiming he is not the biological father of the
children and no longer their current custodian
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with DRO. On September 27, 2012, the parties, with their respective counsel, appeared before Master Harris. Master Harris dismissed Appellant's Petition to Modify Support because there had been no change in circumstance. Appellant did not file Exceptions to the Master's recommendation. To date, Appellant continues to pay $1,018.20 per month for all three children.
with DRO. On September 27, 2012, the parties, with their respective counsel, appeared before Master Harris. Master Harris dismissed Appellant's Petition to Modify Support because there had been no change in circumstance. Appellant did not file Exceptions to the Master's recommendation. To date, Appellant continues to pay $1,018.20 per month for all three children.
[Meanwhile, o]n May 27, 2011, Appellee filed separate Emergency Complaints for Physical and Legal Custody, seeking custody of [G.W. and A.M.]. On June 27, 2011, the parties filed a Temporary Agreed Custody Order, providing Appellee with physical custody of [G.W. and A.M.], the parties with shared legal custody[,] and Appellant with unsupervised visitation of all three children. On February 8, 2012, the parties appeared with counsel for a final hearing on Appellee's above Emergency Complaints for Physical and Legal Custody. On the same day, the parties entered into a final Agreed Order, providing the parties with joint legal custody, [and] Appellee with physical custody of the children until the conclusion of the 2011-2012 school year when Appellant would resume physical custody until Appellee found suitable living arrangements. Thereafter, the parties would share 50/50 physical custody of the three children.
On March 14, 2012, Appellee, on behalf of [A.M.], filed another PFA Order against Appellant. On March 24, 2012, Appellee also filed separate Emergency Petitions to Modify Custody. The parties appeared with counsel before [the trial court] for a hearing on Appellee's PFA Petition and Emergency Petitions to Modify Custody. At the hearing, the children testified that they no longer desired further contact with Appellant. At the conclusion of the hearing, the [trial court] granted Appellee's final PFA order on behalf of [A.M.]. In addition, the [trial court] issued a subsequent Custody Order by agreement of the parties, awarding Appellee sole physical and legal custody of all three children.
On January 4, 201[3], Appellant filed a Petition to Determine Paternity, seeking a paternity test for all three children. Appellant claimed that [] Appellee fraudulently deceived him into believing that [D.R.M.] was his biological issue. Appellant claimed that he had no duty to support children who are not his biological issue and with whom he has no custodial obligations. On February 19, 2013, Appellee filed an Answer with New Matter, claiming that Appellant is barred and estopped from denying paternity. On July 16, 2013, the parties appeared with their respective counsel before [the trial court] for a hearing on Appellant's Petition to Determine Paternity, In July 19, 2013, [the trial court] issued an Order, denying Appellant's Petition to Determine Paternity, thereby estopping Appellant from disestablishing paternity with respect to the children.
On August 16, 2013, [Appellant] filed a timely Notice of Appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court from [the trial court]'s order dated July 19, 2013.
Trial Court Opinion, 9/17/2013, at 1-5 (footnotes omitted).
Appellant did not file a statement of errors complained of on appeal simultaneous with his notice of appeal as required by Pa.R.A.P. 905(a)(2) and 1925(a)(2)(i), rendering the notice of appeal defective, but not divesting this Court of jurisdiction. In re K.T.E.L.,
2009 PA Super 205, 983 A.2d 745, 747 (Pa. Super. 2009). As Appellant has since
rectified the error, we see no prejudice to any party resulting from Appellant's
failure to adhere
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to the procedural rules in this instance, and we shall proceed to review the merits of the appeal.
Appellant raises the following questions on appeal.
1. Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred as a matter of law by ruling that the [d]octrine of [p]aternity by [e]stoppel barred Appellant from getting the [d]etermination of [p]aternity he petitioned for with respect to three children who had been in his custody and care...?
2. Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt [c]omitted an error of law by ruling that the [d]octrine of [c]ollateral [e]stoppel barred Appellant from getting the [d]etermination of [p]aternity he petitioned for with respect to three children who had been in his custody and care...?
Appellant's Brief at 4 (trial court answers and suggested answers omitted).
Our standard of review of paternity determinations is that of an abuse of discretion. T.E.B. v. C.A.B., 2013 PA Super 211, 74 A.3d 170, 173 n.1 (Pa. Super. 2013) (citing Vargo v. Schwartz, 2007 PA Super 402, 940 A.2d 459, 462 (Pa. Super. 2007)).
The trial court opined that Appellant is precluded from challenging his paternity of the three children by both collateral estoppel and paternity by estoppel. " [W]here estoppel is applied, blood tests may be irrelevant, for the law will not permit a person in estoppel situations to challenge the status which he or she has previously accepted. Only when estoppel does not apply will blood tests be ordered." Freedman v. McCandless, 539 Pa. 584, 654 A.2d 529, 532 (Pa. 1995).
We first consider Appellant's challenge to the trial court's determination on the issue of collateral estoppel.
When a support order is entered in a case and the obligor fails to file a timely appeal, he is subsequently estopped from denying paternity. The entry of a support order necessarily determines the issue of paternity. Paternity is necessarily adjudicated in entering the initial support order. The putative father is precluded from challenging paternity even if subsequently performed blood tests exclude him as the child's biological father. If no timely direct appeal is taken from the support order, the paternity determination cannot be challenged later because it has been established as a matter of law.
McConnell v. Berkheimer, 2001 PA Super 224, 781 A.2d 206, 211-212 (Pa. Super. 2001) (citations omitted). However, exceptions to the conclusiveness of a support order on this issue of paternity exists " where fraud or mutual mistake induces a party to enter into such an order." Schultz v. Connelly, 378 Pa.Super. 98, 548 A.2d 294, 297 (Pa. Super. 1988).
In the instant case, Appellee filed a complaint for support on April 26, 2011, and amended it to include all three children on June 2, 2011. Also on June 2, 2011, Appellant signed an Acknowledgment of Paternity form as to A.M. and D.R.M., expressly stating that he had been advised of, but chose to waive, the rights to " (1) genetic tests on the issue of paternity, (2) a trial on the issue of paternity and (3) an attorney to represent [him] on the issue of paternity." Acknowledgement of Paternity, 7/11/2011. The record contains no indication that such a form was executed as to G.W.
Following a hearing on June 30, 2011, the support conference officer provided a suggested order of support, which was approved and entered by the trial court on July 8, 2011. That order provides, in relevant part, as follows.
[Appellee] filed a Complaint for Support for 3 children. She is the biological mother of 1 of the children[, D.R.M.].
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[Appellant] is the biological father of [D.R.M. and A.M.]. The parental rights of [A.M.]'s mother have been terminated.
[Appellant] is the biological grandfather of [G.W.]. The parental rights of both of her parents have been terminated.
Order, 7/8/2011 (emphasis added).
Appellant filed exceptions to the initial support order, which resulted in the October 7, 2011 agreed order. That order altered the initial order only in that Appellant's total monthly support was reduced by $400.00. Appellant did not appeal from the October 7, 2011 order.
The trial court determined that Appellant's failure to appeal from the entry of the October 7, 2011 agreed support order precludes him from now relitigating the issue of the paternity of the children he agreed to support. Trial Court Opinion, 9/12/2013, at 12. We agree as to A.M. and D.R.M., but disagree as to G.W.
Comparing this record to the above-cited legal principles, the trial court's determination that Appellant is precluded from relitigating the paternity of A.M. and D.R.M. was not erroneous. Appellant confirmed that he understood his right to challenge and litigate the issue of paternity of A.M. and D.R.M., but instead acknowledged that he is the biological father of both. The support order entered after a hearing expressly provides that Appellant is the biological father of A.M. and D.R.M. Appellant did not take exception to that portion of the initial support order, nor file an appeal from the subsequent agreed order. Accordingly, Appellant's paternity of A.M. and D.R.M. has been conclusively established as a matter of law, and he may not relitigate the issue absent a showing that fraud or mutual mistake induced him to enter into the agreed support order.
Appellant makes no claim that fraud or mistake induced him to acknowledge paternity of A.M. Indeed, the only fraud raised in the petition is the fraud Appellant himself committed to obtain custody of A.M.:
a) [A.M.]'s mother ... relinquished custody of her child to [Appellant] because she was physically and mentally unable to give the child proper care. The child's biological father, [Appellant]'s nephew, was then in jail for a variety of offenses and was also unable to care for his child.
b) In order to facilitate the prompt transfer of custody of the child from [A.M.'s mother] to [Appellant], [Appellant] held himself out as the father of the child and permitted himself to be named the father in the Court Order [which granted custody to Appellant].
Petition to Determine Paternity, 1/14/2013, at ¶ 2. In his brief, Appellant offers further explanation for his reasons by citing, and apparently adopting as his own, the following testimony of Appellee.
[Appellee]: He placed himself on her birth certificate at the time of her birth. ... When [A.M.'s mother] gave birth to [A.M.], there was no father involved, no involvement. She wanted to leave the baby with us and instead of adopting the baby, he put himself on [A.M.]'s birth certificate and placed himself as her father; went down to the courthouse and took full custody, took custody from the mother and took full custody of [A.M.].
* * *
[Appellant's counsel]: He's not [A.M.]'s father and has no custody over her?
[Appellee]: He's not [A.M.]'s -- no. Her mother came to Philly, gave
birth to
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her. He put his name on the birth certificate to not pay adoption fees.
her. He put his name on the birth certificate to not pay adoption fees.
Appellant's Brief at 22 (citations to the record omitted).
If Appellant had adopted A.M., rather than lied to avoid paying the fees, there would be no question of paternity or Appellant's support obligations. Absent allegations of mistake or fraud perpetrated upon Appellant, he is collaterally estopped to deny paternity of A.M.
As to D.R.M., Appellant states that at a PFA hearing on May 29, 2012, Appellee " indicated, under oath, that [Appellant] may not, after all, have been the biological father of" D.R.M. Id. at ¶ 3(a). The testimony in question is as follows.
Q. And [D.R.M.] is?
A. Our daughter.
Q. Your daughter, right, but not [Appellant's] biological child, correct?
A. Well, he signed her paternity papers, so he is.
Id. at Exhibit I. The trial court was unconvinced that Appellant had pled with particularity, or proved by clear and convincing evidence, that Appellant was induced by fraud to acknowledge paternity of D.R.M. Trial Court Opinion, 9/12/2012, at 10. Appellant produced no evidence that Appellee was sexually involved with another man at the time D.R.M. was conceived; and " Appellee never testified that there was a possibility that [D.R.M.] was not the Appellant's child." Id. We agree that Appellee's single, cheeky response to the question above is woefully insufficient to except Appellant from collateral estoppel as to D.R.M.'s parentage.
However, the record does not support the trial court's determination that the support order determined Appellant's paternity of G.W. As noted above, the record does not contain an acknowledgment of paternity and waiver of trial form as to G.W. The initial support order that was entered upon litigation of support specified that Appellant is G.W.'s grandfather, not her father. The record simply contains no evidence that Appellant ever acknowledged, asserted, or claimed to be G.W.'s father, or that any order indicating that Appellant is G.W.'s father was ever entered. Accordingly, Appellant's paternity of G.W. was never litigated or decided in the support action, and collateral estoppel does not preclude him from disclaiming paternity now.
We next consider whether the trial court's determination that paternity by estoppel precludes him from challenging his support obligation as to G.W.
Paternity by estoppel is merely the legal determination that because of a person's conduct ( e.g., holding the child out as his own or supporting the child), that person, regardless of his true biological status, will not be permitted to deny parentage.... [T]he law will not permit a person in these situations to challenge the status that he or she has previously accepted. The doctrine of paternity by estoppel seeks to protect the interests of the child.
Estoppel is based on the public policy that children should be secure in knowing who their parents are. If a certain person has acted as the parent and bonded with the child, the child should not be required to suffer the potentially damaging trauma that may come from being told that the father [s]he had known all [her] life is not in fact [her] father.
[O]ur Supreme Court recently considered the continuing applicability
of the doctrine and held that it is the interests of the child that are
paramount: " paternity by estoppel continues to pertain in Pennsylvania, but
it will apply only
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where it can be shown, on a developed record, that it is in the best interests of the involved child." K.E.M. v. P.C.S., 614 Pa. 508, 38 A.3d 798, 810 (Pa. 2012).
where it can be shown, on a developed record, that it is in the best interests of the involved child." K.E.M. v. P.C.S., 614 Pa. 508, 38 A.3d 798, 810 (Pa. 2012).
T.E.B., 74 A.3d at 173-174 (some quotation marks and citations omitted).
Paternity by estoppel clearly has no applicability to Appellant's relationship with G.W., as Appellant never held himself out as her father. Everyone involved, including G.W., knows that Appellant is G.W.'s grandfather, not her father. See, e.g., N.T. (PFA Hearing), 4/21/2011, at 29 (wherein G.W. acknowledges that Appellant is her grandfather). Accordingly, the policy behind the doctrine (allowing children to be secure in knowing who their parents are, and to protect them from the trauma of learning that father is not really father) is in no way furthered by forcing Appellant to maintain parental responsibilities for G.W. Furthermore, neither Appellee nor the trial court cites any case in which the doctrine of paternity by estoppel has been applied to a grandparent or other relative who assumed custody and support of a child. Therefore, paternity by estoppel does not prevent Appellant from denying paternity of G.W.
Nonetheless, we affirm the order denying Appellant's petition for paternity testing as to G.W.[1] The record evidence is clear and undisputed: Appellant is the grandfather, not the father, of G.W. Ordering genetic testing is unwarranted where there is no dispute of fact on the issue: everyone involved agrees that Appellant is not G.W.'s biological father. No DNA test is necessary to confirm that fact. Therefore, there was no error in denying a petition for a pointless test.
The only order at issue in this appeal is the order denying Appellant's petition for paternity testing to establish the parentage of G.W., A.M., and D.R.M. By collateral estoppel, Appellant is precluded from denying that he is the father of A.M. or D.R.M. Based upon the undisputed evidence of record, Appellant is not the father of G.W.[2] Accordingly, paternity testing is not warranted.
Order affirmed.
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I read this quote by Doris Roberts, 80, who played Ray's mom in "Everybody Loves Raymond." Doris praised strong women and joked, "What's the alternative? Being a weak woman? What do you get from that? Nothing. I am strong because I believe in what I do. When I put my head on the pillow at night, I know I have not hurt anybody. That's my message to people: Don't hurt anybody. Know what you're about. Keep learning. Don't shut down. Don't give in. Don't give up. Find what you like to do and do it." Doris is right.
I don't think we learn to be strong, I think we choose to be strong. We face what we face every single day when we get out of bed. Some days we might falter or lose balance or confidence or want to stop trying. Some days we may wake up and find our strength is bigger than we realized. It's how we respond to what life throws at us. I do believe suicide is a person's desire to change their life and their surroundings. If you are able to leave the situation, you won't need to kill yourself. If you can change, do it.
I plan to fix what I can in my own life. I plan to be as brave as I can be and do what I can do. I can't fix the world or other people but I can fix me.
Be Kind
I know how easy it is to hurt and cause hurt. I have worked for demon bosses who took joy inflicting pain on others. I was bullied in many jobs. I've experienced people who are insensitive, rude, or exceptionally needy, but they may not realize it. I have watched one unkind act ripple out and cause pain, panic and destruction. I also know the kindest people on the planet who are generous with their words and their time.
Yet critical words can and will devastate people. I know life is about choice and words carry power. So I watch what I say. I am going to think on moments when I was hurt, then see the source, then take it as a lesson. I will decide what lesson to keep and what to throw out. I am going to be kinder and watch my words and not hurt anyone intentionally. If I do hurt someone, I will apologize.
I will learn to be more assertive.
Be Prepared
I am still learning how to feel. I know this sounds strange but it's true for me in my life. I blame part of it on being adopted as an infant then forced to pretend everything was ok when it was not ok. I buried the hurt so deep there were many years I could not feel – good or bad. It was not safe to feel – trust me. I would have gone crazy.
That's changed in me over the years. I am still learning how to feel my feelings faster, or cleaner, and know when to let go. It requires patience and tenderness. Every single day I learn what feelings need to be released fast (or slow) and realize what caused them. I will respond to them rationally and intelligently. In other words, I plan to be more alert, more mindful, and more aware. I plan to be prepared for strange new feelings but not shut them out. The more I do this, the better I will feel. Feeling your feelings sounds so easy but it's not. Disappointments with people, politics, even poverty, can cause a deep lasting depression for some of us. I will do what I can to be prepared.
Be Green
Back in Oregon in the 1980s, I took up recycling. I didn't want to throw anything in the trash-can that could be recycled or reused. I still shop for used items or get things from Free-cycle. (I hate paying full retail on anything so there is always EBay!) I joined a local organization to cut our home energy use and plan to make better greener choices when I buy anything. I will reduce our carbon footprint. Clean water and safe food are becoming an endangered species on our planet. I will buy local food, do more to reuse and recycle, and do everything I can to be green.
In 2011, I resolve to create a stronger kinder life, be prepared for all that life throws at me and yes, be more green.
[This will be my last blog post for 2010. Please comment and leave your resolutions for 2011. And -- Have a Happy New Year!]
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When I was 22, I'd asked a judge to read my file but the one I have now (this file) is different than the one he let me read. He had more legal paperwork in his file.
The effect on me now is greater - plus my fathers version was different than my mothers.
One of the reasons I didn't mention: I was in a foster home. Who were they? Now I have their name and address. That was huge for me. Now I know where I was the first days and months of my life.
I feel so fortunate, so blessed I was able to get my adoption file when so many are still in the dark about their identity and name.
NOTE: I do not have a copy of my OBC- original birth certificate. Wisconsin said I'd have to get it from Minnesota where I was born. Minnesota is a sealed record state so I may never see it.
Lauren emailed: 6 states have unrestricted access- Alaska and Kansas never sealed, Oregon was opened by the ballot measure appealed up through the courts; (Bastard Nation, among others, were very key to sparking effort) Alabama, New Hampshire and Maine all opened legislatively. The other conditional access states, IL, TN, & DE all continue to treat adoptees as second class citizens, forcing them to jump through hoops like confidential intermediary systems and parental vetoes. The states and their subcontractors- often religiously based maintain control and dole out whatever number as they see fit. TN has actually criminalized contact if a veto was signed. OH, MI, and MA all have tri-black hole systems, that grant access to some at the direct cost of access for others. None of them can be considered "open records" states.
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The Back to Sleep campaign began in the 1990s, and it has been very successful in reducing the number of deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Unfortunately there has been an unintended consequence of babies now sleeping primarily on their backs. In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in Baby Flat Head Syndrome, affecting between one third and half of all babies today.
Because this condition used to be very rare, it is still not very well known and many parents do not understand it. However, it is something you need to know about as a new parent, because it is easily prevented and treated when a baby is still very young.
What is baby flat head syndrome?
The term Baby flat head syndrome is often used to describe a group of conditions that cause an infant's head to flatten. Deformational or positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are by far the most common conditions causing the flattening.
Repeated external pressure placed on the same area of the baby's head eventually causes the baby's soft skull to become misshapen. Some babies, such as premature infants and multiple births, seem to be more prone to these conditions.
What is the difference between plagiocephaly and brachycephaly?
In plagiocephaly, the flattening is on one side of the back of the head, while brachycephaly is flattening across the entire back of the head.
What should you do if your baby is developing a flat spot?
The most important thing to do is to consult your child's doctor if you see any signs of head flattening. You must rule out more serious conditions such as craniosynostosis, and understand the real cause of any flat spots. Some of these conditions can only be treated with surgery, so it's really important to know what you are dealing with. There can also be related conditions like torticollis (tightening of the neck muscles) that are involved and need to be treated as well.
How do you treat baby flat head syndrome?
When the baby is still very young, ideally less than 3 or 4 months old, plagiocephaly and brachycepahly are primarily treated using repositioning techniques to keep the pressure off the baby's flat spot, and also by giving the baby a lot of tummy time. Tummy time is needed to properly develop a baby's muscles. It is really important for all babies, but particularly if flat head syndrome is an issue.
The key is to keep the baby off the flat spot as much as possible, and there are some pillows and positioning products that you can get to help with this task. Most should only be used when your baby is supervised.
Once the baby is a little older, if these techniques are not effective and the condition is severe enough (this needs to be determined through taking proper measurements of your baby's head), then a baby helmet, or cranial remodeling helmet, is used. This treatment is also most effective when started at a very young age, so do not delay seeking help if you notice your baby's head flattening.
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KIM WASHINGTON AND FRANK WASHINGTON, PLAINTIFFS,v.ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND DOES 1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE DEFENDANTS.
This action, originally filed in the Superior Court of California in and for the County of Sacramento, was removed by Defendant Allstate Insurance Company ("Defendant") to this Court on August 9, 2010. Plaintiffs Kim Washington and Frank Washington ("Plaintiffs") now move to remand the matter to state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) on grounds that Defendant's removal was untimely. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs' Motion will be denied.
In June 2005, Kim Washington was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She brought an action against the third party driver, which was resolved by a policy limits settlement in the amount of $15,000. In early 2006, Plaintiffs initiated an underinsured motorist claim through Defendant, their own insurance provider. Between June 28, 2007, and March 20, 2009, Plaintiffs sent Defendant no fewer than five separate pieces of correspondence attempting to settle the claim in exchange for payment of the remaining $285,000 underinsured motorist limits. In a letter dated February 18, 2009, Plaintiffs' attorney stated that Ms. Washington likely incurred half a million dollars in lost wages and her medical bills would probably exceed $200,000. (Decl. of William C. Callaham in Supp. Of Pls.' Mot. for Remand, Ex 4.)
No settlement of Plaintiffs' underinsured motorist claim was ever achieved. The dispute was ultimately resolved by arbitration pursuant to California Insurance Code § 11580.2(f). On November 10, 2009 the arbitrator valued Plaintiffs' claim at $506,015. Defendant satisfied the award in full.
Plaintiffs subsequently filed the present action in state court alleging breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Both causes of action are based on Defendant's alleged "bad faith" handling of Plaintiffs' underinsured motorist claim.
Defendant was served a copy of the Complaint on June 10, 2010. (Notice of Removal, Ex. A.)
Plaintiffs' Complaint does not plead a specific amount for damages. On July 21, 2010, Defendant served Plaintiffs with Requests for Statements of Damages pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.11. (Decl. of Michelle Bradley in Opp'n to Pls.' Mot. for Remand, Ex A.) Defendant was served with Plaintiffs' response on August 4, 2010, which stated each plaintiff was seeking $500,000 for emotional distress and $1 million in punitive damages. (Decl. of Michelle Bradley in Opp'n to Pls.' Mot. for Remand, Ex B.) On August 9, 2010, Defendant removed the case to this Court.
A defendant may remove a civil action from state court to federal district court if the district court has original jurisdiction over the matter. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). A federal district court has original jurisdiction over civil actions where the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and there is complete diversity between the parties. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) provides two thirty-day periods for removing a case. First, a Defendant may file a notice of removal within thirty days after receipt of the initial pleading in a state action where the pleading sets forth a removable claim.
28 U.S.C. § 1446(b). Whether the pleading sets forth a removable claim is determined by the "four corners of the applicable pleadings."
Harris v. Bankers Life & Cas. Co., 425 F.3d 686, 694 (9th Cir. 2005). Second, where the grounds for removal are not evident in the initial pleading, the defendant may remove the case within thirty days of receiving "a copy of an amended pleading, motion, order or other paper from which removability may first be ascertained." Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Services, LLC, 2010 WL 3239477, *4 (9th Cir. Aug. 18, 2010) (internal quotations omitted) (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)). A plaintiff may move to have the case remanded where the defendant fails to remove the matter within the applicable thirty-day period. Id.
Plaintiffs raise two arguments supporting their contention that Defendant untimely removed the case. First, Plaintiffs allege the face of the Complaint reveals that damages sought exceed the jurisdictional requirement. Plaintiffs therefore claim that Defendant was required to remove the case within thirty days of receiving the Complaint.*fn2 Second, Plaintiffs argue that even if the second thirty-day period applies, the period began at the time Defendant was served a copy of the Complaint because Defendant previously received "other papers" providing notice that the case was removable.
According to Plaintiffs, because Defendant failed to remove the case within thirty days of receipt of the Complaint, removal was untimely. Defendant claims removal was proper because it first ascertained removability on August 4, 2010, and the matter was removed within thirty days of that date.
Turning to Plaintiffs' first argument, they assert that because Defendant was served a copy of the Complaint on June 10, 2010, and because the case was not removed until more than thirty days later, the court should reject the matter as untimely removed. This argument is predicated on Plaintiffs' contention that the face of the Complaint disclosed that the matter was removable.
For the first thirty-day period to begin, "the ground for removal must be revealed affirmatively in the initial pleading." Harris, 425 F.3d at. 695. The Ninth Circuit adopted this bright line approach to "avoid the spectre of inevitable collateral litigation over...whether defendant had subjective knowledge, or whether defendant conducted sufficient inquiry." Carvalho, 2010 WL 3239477 at *5 (quoting Harris, 425 F.3d at 697). The court in Harris, 425 F.3d at 698, explained that this approach "guards against premature and protective removals and minimizes the potential for a cottage industry of removal litigation."
In the present matter, Plaintiffs failed to affirmatively reveal that the case was removable within the four corners of the Complaint. No where in the Complaint do Plaintiffs plead a specific amount for damages.
In alleging special damages, general damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees, the Complaint states that damages are to be determined according to proof or by the finder of fact. This level of pleading is inadequate to provide a defendant with notice that the amount in controversy is greater than that mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 1332. To hold otherwise would require defendants to speculate as to the amount of damages sought and would encourage early removals. This Court refuses to rule in a manner that would contravene the policies supporting the bright line rule promulgated in Harris. Accordingly, the first thirty-day period was not triggered.
Plaintiffs' other argument is that the second thirty-day period was triggered by Defendant's receipt of the Complaint because "other papers" received by Defendant prior to service of the Complaint provided notice that the case was removable. As previously stated, removal is proper where the defendant files a notice of removal within thirty days of receiving "an amended pleading, motion, order or other paper" from which it can be first ascertained that the matter is removable. 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b). Plaintiffs assert that the various correspondence sent to Defendant in relation to the underinsured motorist claim were "other papers" sufficient to inform Defendant that the case was removable. According to Plaintiffs, Defendant should consequently have ascertained that the case was removable at the time service of the Complaint was effected based on its prior receipt of such correspondence.
Again, because Defendant's Notice of Removal was not filed until more than thirty days after receipt of the Complaint, Plaintiffs maintain that removal here was untimely.
Defendant disagrees with Plaintiffs' contention that the correspondence contained sufficient information to put it on notice that the case was removable. Defendant argues that all references to damages in the correspondence pertained solely to damages resulting from the underlying car accident, not damages arising from Defendant's alleged bad faith handling of the underinsured motorist claim. Consequently, Defendant contends removability of the present matter was first ascertained when it received Plaintiffs' Statement of Damages.
This Court need not determine what the correspondence did or did not contain. In a recent case not cited by either party, the Ninth Circuit unequivocally found that a document received prior to the receipt of the initial pleading cannot trigger the second thirty-day period. Carvalho, 2010 WL 3239477, *4. Here, all correspondence at issue was received by Defendant prior to June 10, 2010, the day service of the Complaint was effected. That correspondence consequently could not have triggered the second thirty-day removal period. Carvalho is squarely on point.
Because receipt of the Complaint did not trigger either thirty-day period, Defendant had thirty days to remove the case from the time it first ascertained removability. It was not until August 4, 2010, the date Defendant received Plaintiffs' Statement of Damages, that Defendant was put on notice that the amount in controversy exceeded the jurisdictional minimum.
Accordingly, Defendant had thirty days from August 4, 2010 to remove the case. Notice of Removal was filed on August 11, 2010, easily within the thirty-day window. Defendant's removal was timely.
For the reasons stated above, Plaintiffs' Motion for Remand (ECF No. 7) is DENIED.*fn3
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An Inventory Approach to Assessing the Learning Styles of College Students.
Ristow, Robert S.; Edeburn, Carl E.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether existing instrumentation is capable of identifying learning style differences within and among college students. Focusing upon methodology, rather than processing, the Renzulli/Smith Learning Style Inventory (RSLI) was administered to 115 sophomores and juniors. The RSLSI was developed to assess the preferences of children for nine teaching methods: projects, simulations, drill and recitation, peer teaching, discussion, teaching games, independent study, programmed instruction, and lecture. It was previously validated with seventh- and eighth-grade students. The majority of the college students in this study showed high preferences for peer teaching, discussion, teaching games, programmed instruction, and lecture. Females tended to prefer teaching games and programmed instruction more than males. More average students preferred discussion than high-achieving students. More students from large schools preferred discussion than students from small schools. Areas for further research are outlined. (BW)
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Our trek was fantastic. Everything was very well organised. Even when we had bad weather in Lukla and could not fly back to Kathmandu, the tour guide and the Trekking company managed to rearrange everything and we flew back to Kathmandu next morning.
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In Himalaya region, everywhere you look, there is great view. The astonish view is way beyond words could descript. The sheer size of the mountains and valleys is something I have never experienced. Thanks to Adventure Great Himalaya for making my EBC trek a wonderful and memorable experience. If I decide to go back for another adventure in Nepal, I will definitely go with Adventure Great Himalaya. NAMASTE.
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English: Panchchuli is a mountain in the Himalaya located in Uttarakhand, India.
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