In February of this year, we posted several articles about how the Connecticut legislature was looking at abusive social service practices. CT looking at changes to elder abuse laws CT probate case creates questions This follow-up article tells of the resulting legislation, “Ella’s Law,” which goes into effect Oct. 1, 2011. Actually I was hoping Keep Reading…
AUSTRALIA’S ageing population is becoming increasingly vulnerable to theft and fraud, the Herald Sun reports today. The perpetrators, however, are not strangers, but members of their own families. The elderly have become a prime target for unscrupulous children and grand children who are not prepared to wait until the assets are distributed upon death. They Keep Reading…
We posted a story in August 2010 about a central Texas man who had filed a civil lawsuit against his son who was also charged with murdering the man’s elderly father in Bruceville-Eddy. Per the report: Aaron Firquin, 45, was arrested in July for the stabbing death of his grandfather, 88-year-old E.B. Firquin. E.B.’s son Keep Reading…
SACRAMENTO – Nine months ago, Liz Sanders of Woodland Hills had never been to the State Capitol. She had no idea who her state senator was, or what it might take to enact legislation. What she did know was that she had to do something to protect other families from the abuse that devastated her Keep Reading…
Last Will and Embezzlement, set for release fall 2011, is a documentary examining the exploitation and victimization of the elderly. The project’s web site provides this description: Last Will and Embezzlement is a documentary which examines the exploitation and victimization of the elderly, inspired by the recent true-life events in the family of Starjack partner, 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…
