A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois District Court is of special interest for several reasons (http://www.estateofdenial.com/?p=367). The suit alleges that “an ensemble of area attorneys and financial officers participated in a ‘conspiracy’ masterminded by former judge Robert Cochonour.” It is significant that the suit was filed under provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Keep Reading…
Margot Claus, a New York City resident and German citizen whose life was taken over by a distant relative and the Connecticut probate system, has been released from this outrageous conservator action. The story is available at http://www.estateofdenial.com/?p=365. The ease with which these cases can be orchestrated is truly frightening. Estate of Denial follows many Keep Reading…
New California laws that took effect in July have nearly doubled the number of conservatorships the courts have to investigate each year (http://www.estateofdenial.com/?p=363). With no additional funds committed, courts are scrambling to fulfill this mandate. Amid serious whining regarding budgetary and manpower shortages, some are even calling to suspend compliance to the laws. At Estate Keep Reading…
Hooray again for Rick Green of The Hartford Courant! Rick’s latest column (http://www.estateofdenial.com/?p=361) continues the Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) tale of Margot Claus, a New York City resident and German citizen whose life has been taken over by a distant relative and the Connecticut probate system. Rick’s original piece on Margot Claus can be Keep Reading…
Anthony Marshall, son of the late New York socialite Brooke Astor, didn’t make it to a recent court date (http://www.estateofdenial.com/?p=359). Remember how Marshall, along with co-defendant attorney Francis Morrisey, is charged with looting the estate of his mother. At Estate of Denial, we can’t help but be suspicious when people who initiate or otherwise become 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…
