We couldn’t resist posting today a story out of the San Antonio Express-News about the former treasurer of the Bexar County Democratic Party being indicted on charges of “misapplication by a fiduciary.” When constituents of these people are victims of fiduciary breach via “misapplication” of funds in a probate matter, they are relegated to the Keep Reading…
Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog has a couple of new postings on how the probate racket works with regard to guardianships/conservatorships. From EstateofDenial.com’s study of the issue, the mechanics described here hold true in court venues throughout the country. Here’s a passage we especially liked: In summary, team probate, captained by Judge Randy Kennedy, asserts total control of Keep Reading…
Carmel on the Case: Stewart’s Story Carmel Cafiero September 28, 2010 WSVN.com http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/carmelcase/MI89913/ When friends or relatives start guardianship cases, the target can often end up losing basic rights we often take for granted. Tonight investigative Reporter Carmel Cafiero is on a case with an unusual ending. WSVN — Stewart Rosenkrantz finally feels safe in Keep Reading…
Democrats’ ex-treasurer indicted Craig Kapitan September 30, 2010 San Antonio Express-News http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/demo_ex-treasurer_hit_with_2_felony_indictments_104047419.html?c=y&page=1#storytop Former Bexar County Democratic Party Treasurer Dwayne Eugene Adams was indicted Wednesday on charges that he embezzled and misused about $202,000 of party funds. Adams, 55, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of theft between $100,000 and $200,000 and 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…
Adult guardianships: how the probate system trumps “unalienable rights”
Guardianships (also called conservatorships) are legal instruments once largely associated with caring for minor children or perhaps the elderly, but as adult Americans of all ages are increasingly targeted for this status – sometimes under quite questionable circumstances – a closer look is needed at both this freedom-diverting tool and the probate courts in which Keep Reading…