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Danny Tate’s latest hearing provides ‘inside courts’ teachable moment

August 22nd, 2010

A Friday hearing once again brought the conservatorship of Nashville musician Danny Tate to the docket of Judge Randy Kennedy’s Davidson County probate court.  The proceeding addressing Danny Tate’s case was enlightening as ever, but prior to his case being called, observing the interaction of Judge Kennedy and the attorneys before [...]

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Musician Danny Tate’s conservatorship: a case of caring or corruption? (part three)

August 17th, 2010

A conservatorship (guardianship) can strip a person of their individual liberty and property rights.  While Nashville musician Danny Tate admits his struggle with alcohol and drug issues may at a point have merited assistance, never would he - or most anyone else - have dreamed that such “help” would manifest as [...]

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Musician Danny Tate’s conservatorship: a case of caring or corruption? (part two)

August 16th, 2010

Danny Tate’s conservatorship/guardianship initially gained attention in part due to his status as a respected singer/songwriter.  Upon a closer look, however, the circumstances of his plight raise interesting questions regarding the legal industry (courts and lawyers) and its potential to use probate venues as a vehicle for hijacking the liberty [...]

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Musician Danny Tate’s conservatorship: a case of caring or corruption? (part one)

August 15th, 2010

The actions of a Tennessee probate court will once again come under scrutiny as an Aug. 20 hearing becomes the next chapter in Nashville musician Danny Tate’s effort to undo the near depletion of his lifelong accumulation of assets and to stop the continued assault on any future prosperity - circumstances directly [...]

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Nashville musician continues fight against probate court’s assault on personal, property rights

July 11th, 2010

Things have only seemed quiet with the probate abuse case of Nashville musician Danny Tate in which Tate’s lifelong accumulation of assets has largely been wiped out during a 32-month “temporary” conservatorship (guardianship) initiated by his brother David, facilitated by attorney Paul T. Housch and sanctioned by Davidson County Circuit [...]

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