More oversight for guardians advances to second-round debate JoAnne Young January 27, 2011 Lincoln Journal http://journalstar.com/news/unicameral/article_906bd1d1-f7ce-5efa-91bf-14015430b193.html Oversight on guardians and conservators would increase with a bill advanced Thursday in the Legislature on a 41-0 vote. The bill (LB157) came from a 15-member task force of senators, judges, attorneys and law enforcement created by Nebraska Supreme Keep Reading…
Family embroiled in feud over Stanley Ho gambling empire Tony Wong January 28, 2011 TheStar.com http://www.thestar.com/business/article/929590–family-embroiled-in-feud-over-stanley-ho-gambling-empire?bn=1 When asked about his biggest regret, billionaire gambling magnate Stanley Ho was surprisingly candid. “Time is something you have to sacrifice,” he told me in his first Canadian media interview in 1990. “You can’t go from 9 in the Keep Reading…
Officials vote to file grievance against Duty Brad Stutzman January 26, 2011 Round Rock Leader http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=161&ArticleID=26412 On Tuesday the Williamson County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 to file a formal grievance with the State Bar of Texas, concerning allegations they are making against the professional conduct of County Attorney Jana Duty. During a brief discussion preceding Keep Reading…
The Loud Passing of the Old Order Victor Davis Hanson January 27, 2011 Townhall.com http://townhall.com/columnists/VictorDavisHanson/2011/01/27/the_loud_passing_of_the_old_order/page/1 American reality has been turned upside down in just 20 years. Americans no longer count on their news to be filtered and shaped by the Associated Press or the New York Times. Nor do millions have it read to them Keep Reading…
Protecting the Protected: Overseeing Adult Guardianship Judy McKee, End of Life Healthcare Counsel, Sean M. Douglass[1] National Association of Attorneys General http://www.naag.org/protecting-the-protected-overseeing-adult-guardianship.php According to the most recent statistics, by 2030, there will be 71.5 million people living in the United States who are 65 or over.[2] With this graying of our population, the number of 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…
