Our friend Dick Patten from the American Family Business Foundation has sent out a new report on the Death Tax: The death tax, which negatively affects family businesses, will soon be modified. In a rare opportunity, Congress can increase its revenues, increase employment and stimulate the economy if it chooses to repeal the death tax. Keep Reading…
Judges: Operational Details Unveiled Janet Phelan as published in the * San Bernardino County Sentinel September 14, 2009 The San Bernardino County Sentinel http://elder-abuse-cyberray.blogspot.com/2009/09/conservatorshipguardianship-cartel.html AUTHOR’S NOTE: *sentinel_09-11-09 features a story on several members of the California judiciary who are taking out numerous large property loans and paying them back in record time. There are unanswered Keep Reading…
Prosecution blasts Anthony Marshall for ‘stealing’ from mom in Brooke Astor trial closing arguments Melissa Grace/Corky Siemaszko September 16, 2009 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/09/16/2009-09-16_prosecution_rests_case_in_brooke_astor_trial_blasts_son_anthony_marshall_for_ste.html “Two morally depraved individuals” – including her son – swindled socialite Brooke Astor of millions she wanted to use to help “ordinary New Yorkers,” a prosecutor charged Wednesday. In his Keep Reading…
Larry Seidlin, former Anna Nicole Smith judge, sued in estate looting case Lou Ann Anderson July 11, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Though states with high retiree populations like Florida and Texas may be more attractive to financial predators, these acts are occurring nationwide. The idea that estate looting actions happen quietly and receive minimal media attention even 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.Celebrity gossip websites ran a story last week claiming that Whitney Houston is “broke as a joke.” They even quoted an unnamed (of course) source claiming that Whitney would be homeless if not for the generosity of friends. She called someone to ask for $100, the story goes. If true, that would be quite a fall Keep Reading…
Sam Manzo, the Southington caretaker on the old Smoron farm, is still without his inheritance and still living in probate hell. I stopped by to talk with Manzo on Tuesday because it’s been two years since I first heard about the elaborate scheme that sought to disinherit Manzo and take the broken down old Smoron farm Keep Reading…
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Heir to a Texas air conditioning fortune and founder of his Wellington polo club, John Goodman is now fighting on multiple legal fronts. Investigators say Goodman drove drunk at twice the legal limit, sped through a stop sign and killed 24-year-old Scott Wilson. The lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents reveals Keep Reading…
Over the past months we’ve posted several stories about a dispute between heirs of Elizabeth Beall Banks, the former Belward Farm property owner known also for her anti-development activism, and Johns Hopkins University. A condition of the 1989 property sale requires “the property would be used only for academic purposes, research or medical care with Keep Reading…
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…
Estate looting, probate abuse “stimulus” (part 2)
Is Texas’ population growth a “stimulus” for estate looting, probate abuse? (Part 2) Lou Ann Anderson July 13, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com As Texas is home to four of the nation’s 10 fastest-growing cities, a larger population will provide opportunity for increased instances of estate and other probate abuses currently threatening the personal and property rights of Keep Reading…