Philip Marshall: Champion for Elder Justice Sean Gardiner December 1, 2009 AARP Bulletin http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/family/articles/wo12_astor.html Had Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall, simply allowed his famous and fabulously wealthy mother to comfortably live out her final days at Holly Hill, her New York country home, he probably could have stolen every last penny from her estate. “That Keep Reading…
Treatment of elderly could be criminal Report on workers at assisted-living facility confirms neglect Marshall Allen November 25, 2009 Las Vegas Sun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/25/treatment-elderly-could-be-criminal/ Employees at a Las Vegas assisted-living and Alzheimer’s facility may face criminal neglect charges in connection with an ongoing investigation into the horrific care of elderly residents — some of whom were Keep Reading…
Don’t delay obtaining accounting of father’s trust Claudia Buck/McClatchy-Tribune November 30, 2009 The Enquirer-Herald http://www.enquirerherald.com/369/story/988670.html Taxes and trusts: This week, two of our “Ask the Experts” writers tackle those topics. IRS tax expert Jesse Weller and estate planning attorney Gina Lera dish up the advice. QUESTION: Two years ago my father passed away and named 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…
