Things have been quiet on the Jackson family front since the new legal representation news broke. Maybe they don’t want to upstage release of the This Is It movie, but with last week’s revelation that perhaps Michael’s will isn’t valid after all, one really has to anticipate that serious legal gamesmanship is ahead. Brother Randy Keep Reading…
Police say plot all about money Kristie Marks known to dote on her daughter, but a venture to North Hill Saturday ends badly Phil Trexler October 27, 2009 Akron Beacon Journal http://www.ohio.com/news/66282832.html Kristie Marks drove into the housing projects of Akron believing she was doing what she’s done so often — helping her daughter out Keep Reading…
Phillips booked into county jail Stephanie Nelson October 26, 2009 Andalusia Star-News http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/news/2009/oct/26/phillips-booked-county-jail/ Former Probate Judge Sherrie Phillips reported as ordered to the Covington County Jail shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday. Sheriff Dennis Meeks said Phillips is currently being held in the female general population area, and that according to state policy, must be transferred Keep Reading…
Check out a couple of interesting stories out of the U.K. that describe the “Court of Protection,” a judicial body that oversees care and assets of those deemed incapacitated. Even from across the pond, the stories have a familiar ring. John Eligon of The New York Times did some nice reporting on the Astor trial. Keep Reading…
In Astor Trial, a Lesson for Estate Lawyers John Eligon October 25, 2009 The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/nyregion/26wills.html?_r=1 While Brooke Astor’s son and a lawyer who worked on her estate face prison time after a jury convicted them of defrauding and stealing from her, experts say the verdict may be felt by others: namely, the 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…
