Brooke Astor estate looting trial again delayed Lou Ann Anderson July 8, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Anthony Marshall, the 85-year-old son of the late New York philanthropist Brooke Astor, once again caused his estate looting trial to be delayed after allegedly suffering a dizzy spell and falling inside a courthouse men’s room. Marshall phoned in sick for Keep Reading…
Jackson estate to enhance discussion of probate pitfalls Lou Ann Anderson July 2, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Michael Jackson’s will has been made public. Debbie Rowe says “I want my children.” The DEA is now investigating and the tour might go on. This story isn’t going away, but as much of the world watches to see how Keep Reading…
Anna Nicole Smith estate still pursuing Marshall fortune Lou Ann Anderson June 30, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Marshall v. Marshall, the near 15-year-old legal battle initiated by Anna Nicole Smith (a.k.a. Vickie Lynn Marshall) against the family of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall II, returned to a Seattle courtroom last week as oral arguments were made 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.An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
Police Detective Jason Takacs has two thick files filled with paperwork supporting charges that a local deli owner bilked three elderly siblings of more than $200,000. Takacs credits cooperation among police, People’s United Bank, the Fairfield Probate Court and a forensic accountant from the chief state’s attorney’s office with the Thursday arrest of Carmella Jamshidian, Keep Reading…
Here’s more big government “smoke and mirrors” from the state of Texas. In watching media postings across the country, it’s highly trendy to decry the need to protect the elderly and the vulnerable. It makes people feel good to think “someone” is out there with an eye on things. Problem comes in that those “someones” Keep Reading…
Two of Don Barden’s siblings have alleged “gross irregularities” in the handling of the late casino mogul’s estate, including a potentially phony trust agreement. “It quite simply appears to be a fraud,” Farmington Hills attorney Steven Cohen charged in court papers last month. He represents Helen Robinson and Douglas Barden, who are challenging the validity Keep Reading…
Estate looting, probate abuse “stimulus” (part 1)
Is Texas’ population growth a “stimulus” for estate looting, probate abuse? (Part 1) Lou Ann Anderson July 9, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com U.S. Census Bureau figures listing Texas as home to four of the nation’s 10 fastest-growing cities is welcomed news in many quarters yet this designation also portends that increased numbers of people are likely to Keep Reading…