Voters across Texas are on high alert watching government entities’ use of their tax dollars. After a year of political turmoil and ahead of the 2012 election, Williamson County voters will be well-served to pay extra close attention. Recent months have revealed appearances of impropriety related to sexual harassment allegations made against former County Court Keep Reading…
In a positive move for open government and transparency, Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty has requested a public trial on a grievance filed against her with the State Bar of Texas by her own county’s Commissioners Court. Duty said in a written statement: The members of the Commissioners Court requested a private hearing. They want Keep Reading…
Britney Spears, might seem an unlikely legal icon, much less in the area of probate, but such status appears looming with new attention focused on her conservatorship. While Spears may have regained emotional control of her life, her status as a probate court ward highlights the liberty-voiding nature of conservatorships (also called guardianships). A Fox Keep Reading…
You can fight city hall. Jonathan Okray is proof. He’s getting great public support in an effort to recall all seven members of the Killeen City Council. As people are demanding reduced spending and responsible fiscal policy both in Washington D.C. and in Austin, increased attention is also shifting to the use of tax dollars 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.Detroit— The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development and its co-founder, Elaine Steele, filed court action late Tuesday accusing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers of conspiracy in the long-standing battle over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Steele’s attorney, Steven G. Cohen, added he also has filed Keep Reading…
Lee Bailey’s eurweb.com (Electronic Urban Report) has once again picked up Sue Summer’s latest article from The Newberry Observer on the questionable actions surrounding administration of James Brown’s estate. The article is introduced as follows: For those who’ve been keeping track of the James Brown probate case, or if you’re simply interested in know where Keep Reading…
Forget women! Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned – or at least that would seem the case as per this latest Danny Tate posting at Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog. 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 Keep Reading…
An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
How much can Williamson County taxpayers afford? (TX)
Central Texas fur is once again flying as Williamson County residents learn about a new round of lobbying activities costing taxpayers at least $170,000 and apparently performed outside normal procedural channels established to theoretically ensure government accountability and transparency. In Commissioner Valerie Covey and the “Lobbygate” scandal – Part I, the Williamson County Employees Association Keep Reading…