Advocates set to sue D.C. on behalf of disabled confined to nursing homes Annys Shin December 22, 2010 The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/22/AR2010122204704.html Vietress Bacon had been living in the Washington Nursing Facility near Skyland Terrace in Southeast Washington for only a few months when she realized she wanted out. The 46-year-old mother of two has Keep Reading…
Williamson County attorney sues county judge Duty accuses Gattis of illegally hiring outside lawyers to represent the county. Claire Osborn December 29, 2010 http://www.statesman.com/news/local/williamson-county-attorney-sues-county-judge-1152989.html Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove County Judge Dan A. Gattis from office, accusing him of illegally hiring attorneys to represent the county on issues Keep Reading…
Montgomery prosecutors say law protecting seniors yielding results District 19 lawmaker said he feels good about the impact it is making Mimi Liu September 22, 2010 Gazette.Net (MD) http://www.gazette.net/stories/09222010/damanew223222_32549.php Almost a year after a bill that prevents seniors from being financial exploited was enacted into law in Maryland, the bill’s creator, Del. Benjamin F. Kramer, Keep Reading…
States Starting to Move on Federal Guardianship, Foster Care-to-21 Programs John Kelly December 28, 2010 YouthToday.org http://www.youthtoday.org/view_article.cfm?article_id=4529 More than a year after passage of a law intended to give more support to youths aging out of foster care, the federal government is now pushing states to participate in two programs that promote guardianship placements and Keep Reading…
People not having been subjected to an Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) action may view perspectives put forth at EstateofDenial.com as perhaps cynical, but in reality, our positions reflect commonly-held views generated by experience with estate abuse or other corrupt probate actions. Loss of faith and profound disappointment in formerly respected government institutions are a 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.Newnan accountant Mayo Royal Jr. was sentenced to serve five years in prison and a total of 15 years on probation after pleading guilty Monday to seven counts of theft by taking and one count of false swearing in connection with Royal’s mismanagement of the estate of the late Edgar B. Hollis. The terms of Keep Reading…
We are glad to see the egregious legal case of fellow Texan Jeff Baron get new exposure from a reputable national media outlet. Barbara Hollingworth of The Washington Examiner reports: When Jeff Baron came to Washington this month, he was wearing a borrowed suit. Once upon a time, the Internet pioneer — who taught himself Keep Reading…
Is Joey Dauben Being Railroaded in Corsicana? is the question recently asked by D Magazine Editor in Chief/Founder Wick Allison. It’s also a question deservedly, legitimately asked. Here’s Allison’s post: Dauben, the iconoclastic publisher we profiled last March, has been sitting in the Navarro County lockup since he was arrested on molestation charges in December. He Keep Reading…
This is difficult to imagine, but it is true. An aging parent begins to decline. She needs care. She comes to depend on her adult child. Polly is 97 and has only one daughter, Vicky. Vicky moved in with her mother to become Polly’s caregiver about a year ago. Recently, Vicky apparently decided that her Keep Reading…
NEWARK, N.J. — The mother of late boxer Arturo Gatti’s daughter can’t sue his widow for wrongful death in New Jersey, a judge ruled in dismissing the lawsuit Friday. Erika Rivera, a central New Jersey resident, filed the lawsuit last fall on behalf of then-5-year-old Sofia Bella Gatti. The suit blames Gatti’s widow, Amanda Rodrigues Keep Reading…
