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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.Featured Posts
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February 6, 2012Martin Lavin changed his will in favour of his sister, Anne Liston, a few hours before his death at the age of 69 in 2004. He had apparently signed a handwritten will – drawn up by Mrs Liston’s daughter, a former legal secretary – at his hospital bedside, with two nurses acting as witnesses. But Keep Reading…
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February 3, 2012Celebrity 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…
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February 2, 2012Sam 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…
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February 1, 2012PALM 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…
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January 28, 2012Over 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…
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