Is Texas ready to address guardianships and other probate abuse? Lou Ann Anderson September 9, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com The story of Michael and Jean Kidd, the elderly Richardson, TX, couple whose lives were hijacked via state-sponsored guardianships is generating much discussion in political and advocacy circles. The tale exposed by KDFW/FOX 4 reporter Becky Oliver details Keep Reading…
Helmsley trustees’ “estate of denial” discussed on FOX News Lou Ann Anderson September 3, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com In an America’s Newsroom segment of Kelly’s Court today on FOX News, anchor Megyn Kelly addressed the lawsuit recently filed by three prominent animal welfare groups asking a New York Surrogate Court to intervene and force trustees of Leona Keep Reading…
North Texas couple avoids home sale while questionable guardianship is reviewed Lou Ann Anderson September 1, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Good news has been overdue for Jean and Michael Kidd, the Collin County (TX) couple who have involuntarily spent months in a north Texas nursing home due to guardianships questionably initiated after an Adult Protective Services referral Keep Reading…
Estate looting 101: guarding against guardian abuse Lou Ann Anderson August 31, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) actions via misuse of probate instruments or abuse of probate venues are becoming more common occurrences. Wills, trusts and powers of attorney generally involve property, but guardianships pose an even more potentially intrusive threat as they 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…
Seidlin neighbor not stopped by “Judge Larry” obstacles
Seidlin neighbor perseveres despite “Judge Larry” litigation obstacles Lou Ann Anderson September 11, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com When former Florida judge Larry Seidlin is seen on FOX News’ Geraldo at Large, he’s boldly pontificating views about the developments of high profile cases in the news. Never having fully broken with his tabloid roots, cases covered by Geraldo Keep Reading…