Guardianships are a complicated and not well understood issue as reportage surrounding the guardianship potential for the children of Octomom Nadya Suleman has illustrated. As President Obama has been known to say, this is a “teachable moment.” Read more here.
Prosecutor: Cases frequently not viewed as serious crimes Nicole C. Brambila July 18, 2009 The Desert Sun http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090718/NEWS01/907180327/1026/news12 Only one in six elder abuse cases is ever reported. If getting victims to report abuse is difficult, so is persuading the judicial system of its seriousness, says one official. “Elder abuse cases, for whatever inappropriate reason, Keep Reading…
Witness: Brooke Astor Had No Clue 9/11 Attacks Were Happening David K. Li July 30, 2009 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/seven/07302009/news/regionalnews/manhattan/witness__astor_had_no_clue_9_11_attacks__182127.htm Brooke Astor had no clue the city was under attack on Sept. 11, 2001, and insisted on having lunch at her favorite club after the terror strikes, jurors heard today. John Shea, front office manager Keep Reading…
Michael Jackson’s mother will retain custody of his children July 30, 2009 Los Angeles Times http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/07/michael-jacksons-mother-will-retain-custody-of-his-children.html The mother of Michael Jackson will retain custody of his children, and the biological mother of the two elder children will visit and maintain her legal parental rights under an agreement reached by both sides, The Times has learned. Keep Reading…
Despite Terry Hammond, a Texas attorney and executive director of the National Guardianship Association (NGA), being nominated but not yet appointed as guardian of the estate for the children of Octomom Nadya Suleman, Hammond and his industry will likely have no shortage of work. The numbers of guardianship cases seem to be growing and media 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.As problems with the Tennessee judiciary are a regular topic here at Estate of Denial®, this post from Memphis’ The Daily News was noted with interest: GOP Proposals Take Aim at Tennessee Courts Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature are taking a close look at the judiciary branch this year, with several proposals expected to be Keep Reading…
Courtroom cronyism is certainly a frequent factor in the abusive probate cases discussed here at Estate of Denial® . EconomicFreedom.org describes cronyism as follows: Cronyism occurs when an individual or organization colludes with government officials to get forced benefits they could not have otherwise obtained voluntarily. Those benefits come at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, Keep Reading…
In September senior assistant Attorney General (AG) C.H. Jones wrote to a Richland County court that the AG’s office was “ready and more than willing” to release a copy of the contract under which Columbia attorney Kenneth Wingate is suing former James Brown trustees, Robert Buchanan of Aiken and Adele Pope of Newberry. It now Keep Reading…
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed theft charges in two separate white-collar crime cases, he said today, in which a total of about $800,000 was stolen. In the first case, prosecutors charged Stacy H. Sheedy, an Indianapolis attorney and accountant, with three counts of theft and one count of forgery, according to a release Keep Reading…
Nearly 50 years after country star “Gentleman” Jim Reeves died in a Brentwood plane crash, a Nashville judge will settle once and for all the fate of his still-lucrative musical legacy. On Monday, a trial gets under way in Davidson County Probate Court to decide the proper division of the income from Reeves’ royalties — which Keep Reading…
