Britney Spears‘ ex-minder has painted a disturbing portrait of the pop superstar in sensational new court papers — alleging she used various drugs including methamphetamines and a drug used to treat heroin or morphine overdoses. The attorney for Spears’ Co-Conservators has filed a motion to strike these allegations claiming they are false. Former cop Fernando Keep Reading…
Labour MP Kevin Brennan used a short Westminster Hall debate on 19 July 2011 to highlight concerns over the functioning of the Public Guardianship Office. The office is an agency in England and Wales that supports the Public Guardian in the registration of Powers of Attorney. It is designed to protect people who lack the Keep Reading…
She got the old coat from her aunt. It wasn’t very stylish. And she really didn’t want it. But how do you say “no” when your aunt is Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon, who wants to give you a coat so you can dress warmly at college? “You just say ‘thank you’ and give Keep Reading…
Ahead of starting EoD’s fifth year of operation, we’re going to be traveling at least for the next two weeks. Some posts are cued for the upcoming days and we may sneak in a few more here and there as time and internet availability allows, but the next two weeks will largely be “down time.” 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…
Central Texas-tied probate cases highlight estate abuse threats
Two legal cases with central Texas ties provide interesting opportunity to discuss questionable probate actions. Anna Nicole Smith – and now her estate’s – pursuit of J. Howard Marshall II’s multi-million dollar estate has long made headlines and a recent court filing could open a new front in an action already ongoing for 15+ years. Keep Reading…