Six months later: the (non-existing) fallout from ethics lapse in probate court Laurie Roberts November 13, 2010 The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LaurieRoberts/106796 Six months ago today, we learned that the probate judge who approved the draining of an elderly widow’s life savings quietly sent an advance copy of her ruling to select attorneys – the ones Keep Reading…
Nursing home kept dying Judge John Phillips hostage in ‘death house,’ lawsuit claims Mike Mclaughlin November 12, 2010 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/11/12/2010-11-12_nursing_home_kept_dying_judge_hostage_lawsuit_claims.html A Park Slope nursing home has been slapped with new charges that it held a frail Brooklyn judge prisoner by blocking his mail and visitors. The allegations are the latest twist in Keep Reading…
Bill would bar abusers from inheritance Deborah Yetter November 10, 2010 Cincinnati.com/The Courier-Journal http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20101110/NEWS0103/11110301/Bill-Abusers-barred-from-inheritance Seeking to fill what she called “a hole” in Kentucky law, state Rep. Joni Jenkins has filed legislation aimed at preventing people who abuse or neglect vulnerable or elderly adults from benefiting from their deaths. Too often, Jenkins said at a Keep Reading…
Billings to Fresno Co. public guardian questioned Brad Branan October 28, 2010 The Fresno Bee http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/28/2137194/audit-hits-fresno-county-agency.html A company hired to manage the affairs of elderly and mentally ill clients in Fresno County may have overbilled for its services — and the county agency responsible for oversight failed to see the problems, a county audit has Keep Reading…
When the Family Needs an Umpire Joshua Tapper October 25, 2010 The New York Times http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/when-the-family-needs-an-umpire/ The home care aide didn’t expect her new charge to be particularly cantankerous. After all, she had worked for the elderly woman’s sister for four years, and they’d gotten along well. Yuri Arcurs/Getty Images But the new relationship was 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…
