Advocates are hoping that the high profile nature of the Brooke Astor estate looting trial will serve as an impetus for increased attention and meaningful reform in the areas of estate abuse and elder exploitation. In February 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that in addition to being investigated by a grand jury, the Department Keep Reading…
Special Update Janet Phelan October 16, 2009 The San Bernardino County Sentinel As the October 20th date of her licensing hearings looms, new allegations have surfaced concerning professional misconduct by conservator/fiduciary Melodie Scott. Scott is president of C.A.R.E., Inc, a Redlands firm offering conservatorships, trusteeships and other services for the elderly. She was denied her 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…
Astor case shows need, CA guardian case to show probate reform commitment
Probate reform: Astor case shows need, CA guardian case to show commitment Lou Ann Anderson October 19, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Advocates are hoping that the high profile nature of the Brooke Astor estate looting trial will serve as an impetus for increased attention and meaningful reform in the areas of estate abuse and elder exploitation. In Keep Reading…