Estate dispute broadcast opportunity
Canadian-based TV production company - CMJ PRODUCTIONS - is currently shooting a new documentary series called, `The Will´ airing on INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY. “The Will” tells the true life stories of complex and surprising disputes that have arisen surrounding a will, estate or trust.
The series is now accepting story submissions to appear on-air. They are looking for dramatic, unusual stories with numerous twists and turns, secrets and real emotion. Most importantly, all cases must have reached a final ruling or settlement in order to be considered. The company wants to interview all parties involved as well as their legal representatives. Stories from Canada, the United States or the United Kingdom will all be accepted. The goal of this series is to objectively illustrate both sides involved.
Each episode will explore why each party felt entitled to the involved inheritance and why they might have thought that others were less deserving than themselves.
Involvement with the series offers a great opportunity for legal experts to help viewers to deepen their understanding of the
importance of wills and estates.
If you would like to participate in this series, or have a case you think they should profile, please contact researcher Ramelle Mair at r.mair@cmjprod.ca.
For more information on the production company, feel free to check out the company website at: www.cmjprod.ca (CMJ Productions, 100-640 Notre-Dame, Saint Lambert (Quebec), Canada, J4P 2L1).
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And this is a link for our pilot show:
http://investigation.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=141.15375.127470.39025.0
December 14th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
To whom this may concern,
I have been involved with probate court in Los Angeles, California for 3 years. What I have experienced is just unbelievable.
My father had a will & trust made 12 yrs prior to his health failing him.
The court allowed a new will & trust to be set in place; and placed a private conservator (her age over 75) and also allowed her to be the executor of his estate and to also care for him.
The court hired a pvp attorney for my father; which is partners with the attorney that represents the private conservator/executor of my fathers estate.
The court also allowed for another private attorney to also be paid by the estate while he had the court appointed pvp attorney; which was also paid aprox $56,000 dollars. Plus my father also pays for the private conservators attorney fees.
The court allowed the pvp attorney to dissolve a restraining order that was place by a Judge for not just 1 year but 3 yrs. The Judge who placed this order did this so that my father would be protected from further liability from his son. Court was supplied court transcript and still dissolved this order and now my fathers estate has incurred legal fees because of this person. The person is documented as mentally ill and will call persistently to all the attorney office’s and conservator or where ever my father is placed. You can see the fee’s that they have been billing to the estate for this.
The private conservator was allowed to hire social worker who was paid privately by my fathers estate over $12,000.dollars and also double dipped & was paid by my fathers medical ins. as well.
For the past 40 yrs. my father has all his prescriptions sent to him for free from the VA. They took out over $15,000.00 dollars for prescriptions. I brought this to the attention to the court and it was over ruled because the private conservator argued that my father could no longer have generic prescriptions. I also said what about the $5.00 dollar c-pay from his insurance why wasn’t this used ? I was sanction to pay the court $2,000.00 dollars for asking the courts as to why this isn’t being looked into. The $2,000.00 was requested by the conservators attorney so that I would stop and not question as to why all this money was being spent when he had benefits for free. How do we really know if he did receive all these medications or not. No one checks.
I have documents to support all above mentioned as to why and also documents that social worker is also collecting from medicare ins. I also copied documents that support that there are round tables. They call them this; its where a big support group meets attorneys,medical, and all other representatives learn how to collect from the estate.
I also have a internet documents that shows the Judge Aviva Bobb who made my fathers rulings in his case; She goes to seminars and speaks on how to obtain properties out of probate court. Now how isn’t this a conflict of interest. She has recently left the bench and I found another article on the internet that she is speaking and making money by doing this.
Most importantly from the beginning the court refused to acknowledge my fathers original will/trust documents. For these very reason is why someone puts a will/trust in order to avoid all of this mess. Now this!
These attorneys and the whole conservator mess are aware of these family situations and prey on situations such as these. First its the family member stealing from the estate then the attorneys stealing; and believe me they find ways.
Lastly my father pasted away November 6,2008 1 year ago. My father had Alzheimer. It it shameful that the courts did not protect my father and his wishes. He died very lonely and documents can support that he was being unduly influenced by my sibling and the courts did nothing to stop this. They even had there own investigator reporters saying this and did nothing about it. The Judge even said my dad could vote when their reporters & doctor reports say he could not.
To this day I have yet to obtain a copy of the 2nd amendment that my siblings changed. My fathers original will/trust stated that If anyone made any changes to his will would be disinherited. Nov. 6th 2009, I went into to court and demanded this document, the Judge did not allow me to have this document. I was told by previous Judge that the attorney of the private conservator is demanding that the Judge seal this documents. Judge said that when father passes then I would be able to have copies of 2nd amendment. On Nov. 6,2009 attorney of private conservator requested to the judge no order for this document;plus she said a new will is in place your honor. So then again the Judge said no order so I again walk out again frustrated without no copies.
I am extremely exhausted and they know this because this is their business. This what they do. It’s not right and families need to be aware of this and the word of how the court handles these case has to be heard so that the Judge will take responsibility and be accountable. Everybody is getting kick back. So frustrating. I can tell you how many attorneys I spoke with and they are all in the same business I scratch your back and you scratch my back.
It would really be nice to be able to help other families or try and see how this can be changed or hold these individuals accountable. I took this to the police investigator and he could not believe this and said for me to take it to the district attorneys office. Good luck in speaking with some about this for probate court for the los angeles district. Know cares. The original police investigator said this is why they call it Kangaroo court we get the bad guys an they do nothing. He was the first to call me and tell my my siblings changed my dad documents.
Well thanks for listening. I hope with what I have told you can help in some way because I lived it and It sure has left me a bad taste in my mouth. I can’t believe things are really conducted this way! VERY SAD . If you can help in any way it would be great!
Sincerely,
Ahna Chien
1103 S. Fircroft St, West Covina, California 91791
626-919-1421 email : ahnac@earthlink.net