Check out our Stories of Denial section for background and a poem written by an Arizona attorney representing members of the Disney family in a guardianship dispute. A Sad Courtroom in the USA I sat in a courtroom in the USA A judge demanded we appear that day; I gathered my clients as ordered to Keep Reading…
Judge in Disney case orders arrest of lawyer at hearing Robert Anglen November 8, 2010 The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LiveWire/106406/sort_D A Maricopa Superior Court judge ordered the arrest of one lawyer and promised to impose sanctions on others during a hearing on a case involving Walt Disney’s grandchildren. Judge Gary Donahoe told sheriff’s deputies to put Keep Reading…
Update: East Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert talks estate tax Jessica Wilson December 15, 2010 KETKNBC.com http://www.ketknbc.com/news/update-east-texas-congressman-louie-gohmert-talks-estate-tax WASHINGTON – While Congress waits to vote on President Obama’s tax cut package, East Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert is speaking out against part of that deal… the estate tax. Some say the “estate” tax… others say the “death” tax. Keep Reading…
Prosecutor calls accused co-conspirators ‘vultures’ Pat R. Teague December 15, 2010 The Desert Sun http://www.mydesert.com/article/20101215/NEWS0802/12150331/1006/news01/Prosecutor+calls+accused+co-conspirators++vultures+ Two defendants on trial for the 2008 stabbing death of a Palm Springs retiree were part of a “massive conspiracy,” with the primary goal to loot everything the lonely man owned — from his Gucci loafers to his art collection, Keep Reading…
The Washington State Legislature will convene on January 10, 2011, to start its 105-day session. (The state’s regular schedule mandates meeting in odd-numbered years – the budget year – for 105 days and in even-numbered years for 60 days.) Like other states, Washington’s budget shortfall of up to perhaps $8 billion will undoubtedly dominate much 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…
