The two grandsons and four great-grandchildren of the late Lexington financier Garvice Kincaid want to terminate or reform an advisory committee that oversees a trust fund created under Kincaid’s will and trust agreement. Brothers Brett Kincaid, 48, and Kevin Kincaid, 44; Kevin Kincaid’s adult daughter Cierra Kincaid; and Kevin Kincaid, on behalf of his minor Keep Reading…
SANTA CRUZ – A jury has determined a Santa Cruz man who received thousands of dollars from a woman who hired him as a caretaker took unfair financial advantage of her and her blind son. Peter Reiter began working for Eva and James Krageness in late 2000 as their landscaper, and was hired to perform Keep Reading…
Most landowners in Blanco County who want to leave property to heirs could face big challenges next January unless tax laws change this year. Under current law, there is a $5 million exemption at a 35 percent tax rate for heirs on property left to them from deceased relatives. According to Adrian Schulze, Blanco County Keep Reading…
Wealth transfer, a perennially touchy issue for some families, offers an opportunity for advisors to step in and bridge generational gaps, according to a new study by Campden Wealth and Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management on attitudes surrounding wealth transfers. Younger members of ultra-wealthy households are grappling with their forebears for a say in wealth Keep Reading…
MANHATTAN (CN) – Pepsico has no claim to “original, historically significant documents” about the invention of its signature soft drink, two brothers claim in Federal Court, claiming their father deserves the credit. “By this action, the heirs seek to eliminate any doubt that original, historically significant documents belonging to their deceased father, Richard John Ritchie 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…
