For all the worry in Washington and Wall Street about the January tax cliff, almost no one is paying attention to the impending reincarnation of the death tax. This is one more tax increase that will live or die depending on who wins on November 6. Thanks to the Bush-era tax cuts, this much-loathed levy Keep Reading…
EL PASO, Texas -A man who says he is Sherman Hemsley’s half-brother says DNA testing confirms that claim, according to Mark T. Davis, who is representing the man. Richard Thornton, of Philadelphia, has been contesting Hemsley’s will in an El Paso court to lay claim to the dead actor’s estate. But Judge Patricia Chew will Keep Reading…
LOS ANGELES — A judge has dismissed a case by Britney Spears’ former confidante that accused the singer’s mother of libeling him and accused Spears’ caretakers of failing to pay him a portion of her fortune. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bruguera ruled Thursday that an attorney for Sam Lutfi hadn’t proven any of Keep Reading…
Civil asset forfeiture actions are an alarming trend increasingly seen across the U.S. This week, a Massachusetts motel owner will be in court attempting to keep his property from being confiscated by the government. Check out this latest video from the Institute for Justice on POLICING FOR PROFIT: Feds try to take innocent elderly couple’s Mom-and-Pop Keep Reading…
High-profile attorney-turned-defendant Hilda Valadez says she’s broke and can’t find a local lawyer to defend her in an upcoming trial for 46 felony counts of courthouse fraud. But that’s actually another lie, prosecutors alleged Monday before a judge denied her request for a court-appointed lawyer. They said Valadez was engaging in “fraudulent indigency” to get taxpayers Keep Reading…
Blunder or betrayal? Incompetency or indifference? Sloppy or sleazy? These are questions surrounding the Obama administration’s response to the Benghazi attacks that left four Americans dead and what increasingly appears as a politically-motivated cover-up designed to deny the American public a clear picture of critical national security issues. As the government claiming “an unprecedented level Keep Reading…
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The woman named “Democrat of The Year” this year by the Jefferson County Democratic Party has been convicted of felony theft by a Jefferson County jury for stealing from a developmentally disabled 71-year-old woman. “The jury did right,” said Cindy Maxwell, an advocate for the victim. On Thursday, a jury convicted Keep Reading…
Belward Farm Successors to File Appeal in Johns Hopkins University Development Lawsuit For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 29, 2012 Contact: Sonia Blumstein, (205) 620-2087 or Sonia@PRoactiveSolutionsInc.net Rockville, MD – The family of the late Elizabeth Banks, who donated a large tract of land to Johns Hopkins University in 1989 for the university to develop into Keep Reading…
What would it be like if you had to fight Superman? You may be thinking, “Superman is the hero, so why would he fight me?” Work with us for a minute. After all, when the concept of “Superman” was first developed, he was a villain and not a hero. Imagine for a moment going mano-a-mano Keep Reading…
In seven years of following abusive probate cases, some combination of disgruntled family members, wannabe heirs or unscrupulous attorneys (and/or courts) are the most common sources for such actions. With additionally viewing popular retirement destinations as hot spots for those looking to perpetrate these actions, we keep the Estate of Denial® audience updated as fresh Keep Reading…
A Houston municipal court judge is accused of hitting a woman with her car, fleeing the scene and trying to cover up evidence by wiping away fingerprints from the roof of her vehicle. Harris County prosecutors have filed two felony charges against Judge Gladys Toney Bransford, who allegedly hit the woman with her car Monday Keep Reading…
The Lemon was lucky enough to sit down with Mark Burnett to get a sneak preview of his new personal injury lawyer reality show, “Barratry Bonanza.” Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re familiar with Burnett’s work. He’s a producer of “Survivor,” the creator of “The Apprentice,” and the executive producer of “The Voice” Keep Reading…
Pity the poor witch. Long-vilified in literature (Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”), folklore, and in films ranging from “The Wizard of Oz,” to “The Blair Witch Project,” those broomstick-riding, spell-casting sisters just can’t catch a break. Why, in Romania (a country where a substantial percentage of the population still believes in witchcraft), the government even passed labor laws Keep Reading…
The rhetoric of both parties is tired and unconvincing. Of course, government should provide health care to those who can’t afford it — but we can’t afford anything like the fee-for-service framework of Medicare and Medicaid. Yes, government is smothering teachers, doctors, and small business under too much bureaucracy — but the solution is not Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® is no fan of asset redistribution or confiscation – be it from the Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) actions via probate venues and instruments as discussed at this site or state-sponsored redistribution which occurs via excessive taxation including the Death Tax and with civil asset forfeitures. The Jeff Baron case here in Texas 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.