Court Distinguishes Between Undue Influence, Incapacity Fleming & Curti, P.L.C. December 28, 2009 http://www.elder-law.com/2009/Issue1666.html Contrary to public perceptions, will contests are actually rare. In fact, few wills are written in such a way that anyone would benefit from a contest — most wills leave property to the same people who would inherit if there was Keep Reading…
EDITOR’S NOTE: EoD was copied on this letter sent to U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI). Chairman Herb Kohl U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging G31 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-5364 Fax: 202-224-8660 mailbox@aging.senate.gov Elder Justice Act Should Include Elder Abuse, Kidnapping using Probate Courts for Profit. Keep Reading…
Financial crimes against elderly grow in number, complexity Paul Beaumaster, Guest Columnist December 25, 2009 Northfield News (MN) http://www.northfieldnews.com/news.php?viewStory=51027 Financial crimes against the elderly are difficult to investigate and prosecute. Determining whether someone understood or gave informed consent to an action requires scrutiny of the victim and the relationship to the perpetrator. We must balance Keep Reading…
Legalized Elder Abuse: Guardianships And Conservatorships Assisted Living December 29, 2009 Assisted Living Senior Housing http://assistedlivingseniorhousing.com/2009/12/29/legalized-elder-abuse-guardianships-and-conservatorships.html The American legal system has established “guardianships” for the specific purpose of protecting vulnerable individuals–called “wards”–when a judge or judicial officer determines that the ward’s decision making capability is so impaired that another person–the “guardian”—needs to be given the Keep Reading…
Pa. judge pleads guilty to corruption charges The Associated Press December 29, 2009 York Daily Record http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_14087211 SCRANTON, Pa.—A northeastern Pennsylvania judge ensnared in a federal probe has pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole pleaded guilty Tuesday in Scranton to honest services fraud and tax evasion. Prosecutors say he hid his 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.Newnan accountant Mayo Royal Jr. was sentenced to serve five years in prison and a total of 15 years on probation after pleading guilty Monday to seven counts of theft by taking and one count of false swearing in connection with Royal’s mismanagement of the estate of the late Edgar B. Hollis. The terms of Keep Reading…
We are glad to see the egregious legal case of fellow Texan Jeff Baron get new exposure from a reputable national media outlet. Barbara Hollingworth of The Washington Examiner reports: When Jeff Baron came to Washington this month, he was wearing a borrowed suit. Once upon a time, the Internet pioneer — who taught himself Keep Reading…
Is Joey Dauben Being Railroaded in Corsicana? is the question recently asked by D Magazine Editor in Chief/Founder Wick Allison. It’s also a question deservedly, legitimately asked. Here’s Allison’s post: Dauben, the iconoclastic publisher we profiled last March, has been sitting in the Navarro County lockup since he was arrested on molestation charges in December. He Keep Reading…
This is difficult to imagine, but it is true. An aging parent begins to decline. She needs care. She comes to depend on her adult child. Polly is 97 and has only one daughter, Vicky. Vicky moved in with her mother to become Polly’s caregiver about a year ago. Recently, Vicky apparently decided that her Keep Reading…
NEWARK, N.J. — The mother of late boxer Arturo Gatti’s daughter can’t sue his widow for wrongful death in New Jersey, a judge ruled in dismissing the lawsuit Friday. Erika Rivera, a central New Jersey resident, filed the lawsuit last fall on behalf of then-5-year-old Sofia Bella Gatti. The suit blames Gatti’s widow, Amanda Rodrigues Keep Reading…
