Another day of interesting estate-related stories. As some in Congress continue efforts for the government takeover of the American health care industry, the New York Post had a great column yesterday once again highlighting the elder-hostile nature of the proposed “reforms.” Superficial explanations can and are being used, but they just don’t make sense when Keep Reading…
As guardianships (or conservatorships) become increasingly controversial here in Texas and across the U.S., similar stories are surfacing out of the United Kingdom. Two recent articles detailed complaints surrounding the Court of Protection, a U.K. judicial venue established to “hear cases involving people who become unable to look after their own affairs but have not Keep Reading…
John Graziano leaves hospital two years after car wreck with Nick Hogan Drew Harwell September 10, 2009 St. Petersburg Times http://www.tampabay.com/news/john-graziano-leaves-hospital-two-years-after-car-wreck-with-nick-hogan/1034797 TAMPA — John Graziano, the Iraq War veteran who suffered severe brain damage while riding in a car with wrestling star Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick Bollea, is now home after two years at the Keep Reading…
Where there’s a will…there’s a war: Why does the death of a parent so often trigger vicious, lifelong family feuds? Keren Smedley October 19, 2009 The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1221361/Where-theres–theres-war-Why-does-death-parent-trigger-vicious-lifelong-family-feuds.html Arriving for a family Christmas a few years ago, we were stunned to be greeted by my mother-in-law brandishing a packet of coloured stickers. ‘Have a Keep Reading…
Not so happy ever after…plucked as babies from an orphanage by an Italian princess, but now they’re at war over the family’s £1bn fortune Barbara Davies October 24, 2009 The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1222348/Not-happy–plucked-babies-orphanage-Italian-princess-theyre-war-familys-1bn-fortune.html?ITO=1490&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=pingfm An icy atmosphere has descended across the vast marble halls of the Palazzo Doria in Rome of late. Amid the Renaissance cloisters, 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…
