Can Free Markets Survive In a Secularized World? Steven Malanga January 28, 2009 RealClearMarkets http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2009/01/can_free_markets_survive_in_a.html The 18th Century English cleric and theologian John Wesley was troubled by a paradox that emerged as his teaching spread. He, like other Protestant thinkers stretching back to Calvin, taught that one could honor God through hard work and thrift. Keep Reading…
EstateofDenial.com disclaimer: Not all lawyers are grave robbers or similarly heinous creatures. Good lawyers do exist. We know and greatly appreciate some who perform important work in private, public policy and even corporate venues. Now having said that, we’ve posted two articles (Australian probate disputes and Australian laws target greedy estate lawyers) about Australian estate Keep Reading…
Nail in coffin for greedy lawyers Mark Russell December 7, 2008 theage.com.au http://www.theage.com.au/national/nail-in-coffin-for-greedy-lawyers-20081206-6sx9.html LAWYERS who steal from deceased estates and overcharge grieving family members will be the target of tough laws to be introduced early next year. Victoria’s Legal Services Commissioner Victoria Marles said a national review of the administration of deceased estates was expected Keep Reading…
Call for probate overhaul Mark Russell September 25, 2005 theage.com.au http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/call-for-probate-overhaul/2005/09/24/1126982270134.html WHEN a senior Melbourne magistrate heard the case of how the frustrated son of a deceased dentist had attacked the solicitor who drew up his father’s will, he called on the State Government to change the laws for disputed wills. But that was five Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.Newnan accountant Mayo Royal Jr. was sentenced to serve five years in prison and a total of 15 years on probation after pleading guilty Monday to seven counts of theft by taking and one count of false swearing in connection with Royal’s mismanagement of the estate of the late Edgar B. Hollis. The terms of Keep Reading…
We are glad to see the egregious legal case of fellow Texan Jeff Baron get new exposure from a reputable national media outlet. Barbara Hollingworth of The Washington Examiner reports: When Jeff Baron came to Washington this month, he was wearing a borrowed suit. Once upon a time, the Internet pioneer — who taught himself Keep Reading…
Is Joey Dauben Being Railroaded in Corsicana? is the question recently asked by D Magazine Editor in Chief/Founder Wick Allison. It’s also a question deservedly, legitimately asked. Here’s Allison’s post: Dauben, the iconoclastic publisher we profiled last March, has been sitting in the Navarro County lockup since he was arrested on molestation charges in December. He Keep Reading…
This is difficult to imagine, but it is true. An aging parent begins to decline. She needs care. She comes to depend on her adult child. Polly is 97 and has only one daughter, Vicky. Vicky moved in with her mother to become Polly’s caregiver about a year ago. Recently, Vicky apparently decided that her Keep Reading…
NEWARK, N.J. — The mother of late boxer Arturo Gatti’s daughter can’t sue his widow for wrongful death in New Jersey, a judge ruled in dismissing the lawsuit Friday. Erika Rivera, a central New Jersey resident, filed the lawsuit last fall on behalf of then-5-year-old Sofia Bella Gatti. The suit blames Gatti’s widow, Amanda Rodrigues Keep Reading…
Today’s grave robbers exploit the dead, harm the living
21st Century Grave Robbers: Exploit the Dead, Harm the Living, Part 1 Lou Ann Anderson January 28, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Inheritance rights are becoming an increasingly contentious issue here in the U.S. as growing numbers of Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) cases surface. That is, efforts to divert assets (via wills, trusts or guardianships) in a Keep Reading…