Check out this account from Pennsylvania regarding the depth of corruption and abuse perpetrated by Luzerne County Court Judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan. This case is outside our probate scope, but some of the abusive tactics along with descriptions of how other legal industry members elected to turn a “blind eye” Keep Reading…
Judge tells of perverted justice in Luzerne juvenile cases William Ecenbarger November 10, 2009 The Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20091110_Judge_tells_of_perverted_justice_in_Luzerne_juvenile_cases.html WILKES-BARRE – The judge who studied Luzerne County’s “cash-for-kids” scheme said yesterday that children’s constitutional rights had been denied and justice perverted “in ways that I would never have dreamed possible.” Judge Arthur E. Grim of Berks Keep Reading…
Burial fit for a King of Pop adds up to a princely sum: Michael Jackson funeral cost over $1M Nancy Dillon November 11, 2009 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/11/11/2009-11-11_funeral_to_die_for_jackos_burial_bills_bigger_than_life_add_up_to_more_than_1m.html LOS ANGELES – Even in death, the King of Pop got the royal treatment. The bills prove it. Court documents reveal Michael Jackson’s September funeral cost 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…
Jackson parents clash on estate administration
Jackson estate moves forward despite contentious exchange Lou Ann Anderson November 11, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Upon Katherine Jackson withdrawing her objections to the current Michael Jackson estate administrators, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff has formally appointed John Branca and John McClain to the positions designated by Jackson in his will. At the same Tuesday Keep Reading…