Speakes estate ruling disputed Miss. native’s daughter given control; wife appeals Jerry Mitchell December 6, 2009 The Clarion-Ledger http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091206/NEWS/912060352/1001/news Was former White House press secretary Larry Speakes, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, abducted from his wife’s care in 2008? Or had she already neglected and abandoned him? The state Supreme Court could hear the Keep Reading…
Michael Jackson – Jackson Estate Executors Explain Payment Demands December 17, 2009 Contactmusic.com http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/jackson-estate-executors-explain-payment-demands_1126079 Michael Jackson’s estate executors have explained their demands for payment in new court documents, insisting they’ve been working 14-hour days, seven days a week trying to stay on top of the King Of Pop’s finances since his death in June (09). Keep Reading…
Anthony Marshall was convicted of 13 felonies and one misdemeanor in the estate looting case of his mother, New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor. As one of the felony charges carries mandatory jail time, Marshall lawyers are focusing on getting that charge dropped with efforts including the submission of 70 or so “character” letters Keep Reading…
Congress Throws Estate Plans Into Disarray Lawyers see litigation and administrative nightmares resulting from political impasse. Ashlea Ebeling December 17, 2009 Forbes.com http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/17/estate-tax-lapse-step-up-basis-personal-finance-planning-mess.html Barring a last-minute political deal, the federal estate tax is set to disappear as of Jan. 1, 2010–for just one year. Democratic leaders of Congress are vowing to resurrect the tax retroactively 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…
Astor butler responds to Marshall prison avoidance efforts
Astor butler weighs in as Marshall fights prison prospect Lou Ann Anderson December 18, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com Anthony Marshall was convicted of 13 felonies and one misdemeanor in the estate looting case of his mother, New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor. As one of the felony charges carries mandatory jail time, Marshall lawyers are focusing Keep Reading…