We’re absorbing the ongoing revelations and response to Michael Jackson’s death as well as implications of the probate battle generally agreed as being on the horizon.  In the upcoming days, we’ll have additional analysis.  By the way, we posted an interesting article yesterday by author Ian Halperin.  His long-term access to the pop star provides unusual and timely perspective.

Meanwhile, these comments were received this afternoon from an EoD reader who well understands becoming a target of Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) perpetrators who use probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships and powers of attorney) to loot assets of the dead and disabled/incapacitated.

They’re reading the contents of Michael Jackson’s will on CNN and are making a HUGE deal about the fact that the Executors have all the power and control!  They’re being very clear to explain that everything becomes theirs (estate administrators, trustees or executors) and theirs alone to do with as they want. No one gets anything unless they say so.  Everyone’s acting as if it’s news?   Reporting it as if no one knew that executors have been  inheriting  everything all along!.  Maybe this is the break we all need!

Wouldn’t it be something if Jackson’s death helps people finally understand the increasing potential (and existence!) of probate corruption?  We hope the folks administering Jackson’s estate will do right by his heirs,  but only time will tell.  Unfortunately, California has an exceedingly ugly reputation when it comes to estate abuse.

When recently listening to some Michael Jackson tunes, it was ironic that these lyrics from Beat It so aptly describe experiences of IRA targets and the legal industry.

You Have To Show Them That You’re Really Not Scared
You’re Playin’ With Your Life, This Ain’t No Truth Or Dare
They’ll Kick You, Then They Beat You,
Then They’ll Tell You It’s Fair
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin’ How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn’t Matter Who’s Wrong Or Right
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It