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Show Boy abandonc id by parents weeks before Christmas Ogden cemetery vandalized again Vandals OGDEN, Utah (AP) struck the city cemetery again this week, toppling or smashing 48 some more than a headstones century old. It was the second time the cemetery has been vandalized in four months. In August, more than 65 headstones were damaged by three men. Michael Munson, Cory J. Bodily and Timothy R. Cook all pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degrfelony criminal mischief and were sentenced to 45 days in jail and ordered to pay $11,000 restitution. The more recent damage came Thursday after the cemetery closed. When the vandalism was discovered, Nate Pierce, the city's director of community services, and Jack Alexander, the first police officer to arrive on the scene, contributed $100 each to Ogden's reward fund. The city put up $500 to bring the total amount to $700 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. Utah-base- d group pulh Novell bid SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A group has dropped out of the bidding for Novell Inc.'s division. Utah-base- d desktop-applicatio- Former WordPerfect Corp. executive D. Clive Winn said his investment group decided to withdraw after seeing the sale package softproposed by the Orem-base- d ware company. "I have backed out," said Winn, who has a new software business in Orem. He declined further comment, saying he had signed a nondisclosure agreement. Novell spokeswoman Melanie King had little to add about negotiations with possible buyers, but said the company is "still on target to complete the deal and announce il by the end of January." ; Winn's acknowledgment leaves bidder in just one Utah-base- d strong competition for the division, which includes the popular WordPerfect software. desktop-appl- ications word-processi- SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The parents of a boy abandoned him at a bus station just weeks before his Christmas birthday, saying they could no longer care for him. The youth wandered the city for six days before walking into a state youth services office on Wednesday. He wore clean clothes and was carrying a bed roll, backpack and duffle bag. The boy asked for a place to live and gave workers a letter, apparently written by his stepmother and signed by both parents. A portion of the'note, detailed Saturday in a copyright story of the Deseret News, read: "To whom it may concern. I am writing this letter to tell you we can no longer care for our son, Mark.... My husband (the boy's natural father) just found out he's dying from AIDS and he doesn't want Mark around, and I can't care for Mark alone." The youth also carried a birth certificate and told case workers he is a "blizzard baby," born on Christmas Day during a winter storm in one of the Mountain States. The letter said the boy's mother Police say attracted SALT LAKE CITY (AP) reasons. All of the options are impracti- if not impossible, Bates said. "fairly clear call," said Palmer DePauhs, spokesman for the attorney general. "Once Congress acted, it took it right out of the hands of local officials," he said, referring to the Equal Access Act. "This preempted all discretion by local school officials." Gayle Ruzicka, president of the 12 (dealers) standing there h would be like a tions you are making also remain true. The first assumption is that you die before any of your children. Second, you are assuming your children will all remain financially solvent until you die. Finally, you are assuming this will be a benefit to them, which may not be the case when they discover the tax consequences of your "gift." Putting children on a deed in order to avoid the costs of an estate is a common practice. This issue has been addressed briefly in previous articles about avoiding probate and using deeds as a substitute for wills. However, before transferring a joint tenancy interest in your property to any of your children or relatives, you should be aware of the dangers and liabilities you may be incurring, both for yourself and your fami- pro-bali- it vice." One security guard, who asked to remain anonymous, claimed he saw an alleged drug dealer being called into the store this month to take a phone call, then w alk out on the sidewalk with the store's cordless telephone. On Dec. 14, Salt Lake City hearing officer Richard Cannon ordered Suitt's business license revoked because Suitt was not aggressive enough in ridding his sidewalk of dealers and because the dealing posed a threat to public health. Suitt's attorney. Robert Macri, has appealed the license revocation to Mayor Deedee Corradini, who has authority to set a rehear- - 13 V . You should be aware that any oral agreements made between you and other members of your family regarding how your property should be dispersed between fi LorieO. Fowlkc selJ ,;;.... Back at the Desk any of your children were to get into trouble with the IRS on their taxes, your property could be . subject to a tax lien. ' When ow nership of property is transferred in certain ways, the' tax consequences are also affect- ed. This is particularly important if the market value of the : ; proper- ty is changing, like in the rapid' growth area of Utah County. A. call to your accountant should be. crucial to your decision making: in this regard. . j options for' transferring ownership of your real property to your children. A simple will does not protect you : You have various ers after your death, he is not obligated to do so. People like to believe their children would not be so selfish and that this would never happen in their family. However, there are other pitfalls. So long as any of your children are listed as having an ow nership interest in the property, their interest is subject to claims by creditors. This means that if they ever get into financial trouble, the people to whom they owe money can come after your property. There are innumerable ways this could happen, even to individuals. Your children could get behind in their bills or have a medical emergency and no insurance coverage. They might have to file bankruptcy. The hospital or the bankruptcy trustee will have no qualms about coming after your property. well-meani- They could become liable to someone else in a lawsuit and your property could be the target of a judgment against them. If from probate costs but will pro- tect your property from any problems your children may have which could affect your ownership rights on this property if their names remain on your . property. An informal probate, which is available in Utah and necessary to transfer the owner- ship of the property, may not' cost as much as you think. Another option you could consider is an intervivos trust., where the property is put into a..( trust before you die and the trustee continues to operate the trust after your death pursuant to your instructions. There may; also be tax benefits to making a' "transfer" of part of your estate" . to your children. The worst" choice is to remain uninformed. '' This column is for general, information only. Individual facts will vary the advice given'. DO NOT RELY on this informa-- ;' tion without consulting an ' '' Lorie D. Fowlke is an with Jeffs & Jeffs; PC, H ill .41 it It f OFF Univeratty Mall, Oram is yes, when you die they will then be the owners of the property, maybe. That is, of course, only true if a number of assump- ser- drive-throug- members of the family are not binding. For example, if you put your oldest son on the deed with you and give him instructions to split the property with his broth- - ' ANSWER: The short answer Mini-Mar- t. Overcoats 0 property, right tant," said Michele Frederickson. manager of Rio Grande Cafe, across the street from Danny's "There would be 10 to 27th Annual Winter Super Sale! 20-5- Besides my home, I own some apartments and some land in a rural area of the county. I want my children to share all my property when I am gone so I have just added their names, as joint tenants, on all my deeds. Under the laws of joint tenancy, when I die they will he the owners of the egal drugs Neighboring business people say Suitt did virtually nothing to stop dealers from congregating outside his corner store. "I thought at first it was a sting operation because it was so bla- - AH am a widow QUESTION: and my children have urged me to make arrangements for the disposition of my property. mini-ma- rt drug dealers. But Jose Suitt, owner of Danclaims the city ny's Mini-Mar- t, wanted him to police a part of town where drug deals are done openly all day. "This area is extremely dangerous because there are too many drug dealers," said Suitt. "But you can only do so much because they could shoot me, put a knife in me or destroy my store windows or my car." Officers took away his business licence last week and locked the front door of the store, which is a block west of Pioneer Park. ' cal leaving the country. The boy told state workers his parents were planning to drive the family to Mexico, which is why he needed his birth certificate. "This boy has no one. His parents have left him, and we have no way to find them or talk to them. He says he has no kin anywhere." said Randy Ripplinger, spokesman for the Utah Department of Human Services. The boy said he never had been to school and that his family lived a nomadic life, finding shelter in abandoned homes and meals at soup kitchens. "He never remembers living in a permanent home," said a Division of Family Services caseworker, who asked not to be identified. The boy, whose name has not been released, is staying in a state shelter home and will spend Christmas and his birthday there. Third District Juvenile Judge Frederic Oddone will decide next Tuesday whether the youth should go to a foster home. Authorities have pulled the business license of a downtown store because they say it attracts illegal Gay clubs stay, Utah office says SALT LAKE CITY (AP) There is little Utah public high schools can do to stop students from forming gay, lesbian and bisexual clubs, according to a new opinion by the Utah attorney general's office. I The Utah State Office of Education had asked for an opinion more 'than a month ago after a group of students at East High School petitioned to stall such a club. ' State attorneys responded with a letter faxed Friday to the education office. It said the only way to 'stop the students would be to ban all other student clubs that don't directly relate to curriculum or to give up millions of dollars in federal funds. Douglas F. 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