Arizona is on a roll with efforts to address estate abuse, corrupt probate practices and EstateofDenial.com applauds all that is happening. While not believing one singularly right way exists to approach this or any other issue, we do believe that measures enacted by state officials in response to an educated and engaged – even outraged Keep Reading…
We’ve written extensively this year on the questionable conservatorship of Nashville musician Danny Tate and wanted to take this opportunity to provide updated information about an appeal on that case. Per Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog, a document listing 29 issues that Tate intends to present on appeal has been filed with the court. From case proceedings lacking Keep Reading…
Making the courtroom odds equal to the risk December 25, 2010 The Southeast Texas Record http://www.setexasrecord.com/arguments/232200-making-the-courtroom-odds-equal-to-the-risk If you’ve ever played poker without money, or for really low stakes, you know that it just doesn’t work. That’s because betting and bluffing are crucial elements of the game. With no stakes or low stakes, there’s no risk Keep Reading…
Maricopa County Probate Court – Senior-aid centers may lead to costly fees Pat Kossan December 30, 2010 The Arizona Republic http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-news/2010/12/30/maricopa-county-probate-court-senior-aid-centers-may-lead-to-costly-fees/ A phone call to a senior-assistance center to get bill-paying help for your elderly mother could deliver a for-profit fiduciary into her living room. So could a referral from a nursing home or a Keep Reading…
New executor named for the late mayor’s cousin’s estate. Bruce Rushton December 29, 2010 The State Journal-Register (IL) http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1458579139/New-executor-named-for-the-late-mayor-s-cousin-estate Sangamon County public administrator Kevin McDermott has been named to replace the late Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin as executor of the estate of a woman who died in 2003 and whose affairs remain unsettled. Sangamon County 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.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…
Courtroom cronyism is certainly a frequent factor in the abusive probate cases discussed here at Estate of Denial® . EconomicFreedom.org describes cronyism as follows: Cronyism occurs when an individual or organization colludes with government officials to get forced benefits they could not have otherwise obtained voluntarily. Those benefits come at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, Keep Reading…
In September senior assistant Attorney General (AG) C.H. Jones wrote to a Richland County court that the AG’s office was “ready and more than willing” to release a copy of the contract under which Columbia attorney Kenneth Wingate is suing former James Brown trustees, Robert Buchanan of Aiken and Adele Pope of Newberry. It now Keep Reading…
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed theft charges in two separate white-collar crime cases, he said today, in which a total of about $800,000 was stolen. In the first case, prosecutors charged Stacy H. Sheedy, an Indianapolis attorney and accountant, with three counts of theft and one count of forgery, according to a release Keep Reading…
Nearly 50 years after country star “Gentleman” Jim Reeves died in a Brentwood plane crash, a Nashville judge will settle once and for all the fate of his still-lucrative musical legacy. On Monday, a trial gets under way in Davidson County Probate Court to decide the proper division of the income from Reeves’ royalties — which Keep Reading…
