A new column, Musician Danny Tate shows ‘fight for your life’ aspect of Nashville (and other) probate courts, is posted here at EoD and also at Examiner.com. Check out also an article sent to us from Colorado about the practices of a Denver public administrator. Over the years, EoD has posted stories about public administrators’ Keep Reading…
Probate court asked to sanction attorneys in Marie Long case Laurie Roberts April 10, 2010 The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LaurieRoberts/77974 A Maricopa County probate judge has been asked to punish a pair of attorneys in the case of the old lady who was worth $1.3 million and now depends on taxpayers for support. No, it’s not Keep Reading…
License denied, Melodie Scott back to work Janet Phelan April 30, 2010 Scamraiders.com http://www.scamraiders.com/profiles/blogs/license-denied-melodie-scott Melodie Scott, whose fiduciary license was recently denied by the Department of Consumer Affairs, appears to be back at work. She has changed the name of her business from C.A.R.E., Inc to Reliant Professional Services and moved her office across the 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…
Musician Danny Tate shows ‘fight for your life’ aspect of Nashville (and other) probate courts
Probate court isn’t viewed as a common locale for the fight of a lifetime, but the conservatorship (also known as guardianship) imposed on Nashville musician Danny Tate by Davidson County Probate Judge Randy Kennedy is becoming a prominent example of the power wielded by these often quiet and seemingly unobtrusive legal venues. In October 2007, Keep Reading…