Posted a few new articles. Janet Phelan has sent us her latest column detailing how the professional fiduciary license of Melodie Scott, the infamous California conservator, has not only been denied, but reportedly she’s already filed an appeal. One has to hope this oversight system might have some integrity – especially for the woman who Keep Reading…
State Denies Melodie Scott Fiduciary License Janet Phelan August 20, 2010 The San Bernardino County Sentinel www.janetphelan.com The California Department of Consumer Affairs has issued a final determination on the issue of embattled conservator Melodie Scott’s application for a professional fiduciary license. In a decision tendered last week, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) denied Keep Reading…
Lack of recourse for person under predatory state guardianship Name Withheld Spring 2010 Feeding the Hungry Early this spring I read that the Meals on Wheels Program has set a goal to end senior hunger by the year 2020. With a study showing 6 million senior citizens at risk of hunger in the U.S., they Keep Reading…
Rash of judges stepping down after misconduct Bill Torpy/Bill Rankin August 22, 2010 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/rash-of-judges-stepping-596966.html One sent a message over Facebook to a criminal defendant, saying he’d give her behind-the-scenes advice on her case. Another was caught having sex in a parked car with the public defender assigned to his courtroom. Another inappropriately Keep Reading…
Families Needed for new TV show “Estate Wars” Andrew Mayoras August 22, 2010 The Probate Lawyer Blog http://www.probatelawyerblog.com/2010/08/families-needed-for-new-tv-show-called-estate-wars.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ProbateLawyerBlog+%28The+Probate+Lawyer+Blog%3A++Famous+Fortune+Fights%29 We are consulting for a new television pilot called “Estate Wars,” which involves families fighting or in conflict over personal effects (antiques, coin collections or jewelry) after a loved one passes away. The goal of the show 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…
