Archive for the ‘Updates’ Category

LOOT (Lawyers Operating to Optimize their Take) stories and more

March 13th, 2010

It’s amazing in how many news stories are about estate abuse and probate corruption while others have interesting ties or illustrate patterns of behavior.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown says actor Corey Haim’s death was linked to a “massive illegal prescription drug ring.” Having confirmed his run for governor (again), Brown is in campaign mode and [...]

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Probate crusaders: a breed growing in numbers

March 11th, 2010

Couple of quick things to pass on.
Rick Green has a great Bob Englehart cartoon along with Englehart’s declaration that he’s “joining The Courant’s crusade to change the probate court system in the state of Connecticut.”
In the comments section, another probate crusader with a new web site www.myctprobate.com cites his mission as “to help others who [...]

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Truth stays stranger than fiction

March 9th, 2010

We’ve posted fresh stories in the EoD News Archive some of which are most deserving of comment.
As a dispatch from the Land of the Gimme-Gimme’s and the Home of the I-Want-Mores, a frequent EoD theme is the increasing number of people comfortable and willing to loot the assets of others.   Participation of the legal industry [...]

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EoD: let’s not get fooled again

February 28th, 2010

We’re here catching up on a number of postings.  Life is never dull and it’s incredible to see how random stories can come together with such a common thread.
A Lawyers.com survey indicates a drop in American estate planning.  As much as we spend time reporting on the abuses related to probate venues and documents, EstateofDenial.com [...]

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Heads up Texas!

February 25th, 2010

Grassroots activism is an important part of the American political process and today, it’s proving more effective than ever.
EstateofDenial.com has always believed that any probate reform is going to require confronting multiple levels and venues of elected officials as well as unelected policy makers (i.e., social services, court-appointed personnel) and policy shapers (i.e., the legal [...]

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