Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) cases which use probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships and powers of attorney) to loot assets of the dead and disable/incapacitated can manifest themselves in a number of ways. The Marshall/Morrissey trial currently underway in Manhattan has the defendants facing criminal charges of defrauding the estate of Marshall’s Keep Reading…
Son a ‘heel’ to shoe fan Astor Laura Italiano April 30, 2009 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/seven/04302009/news/regionalnews/son_a_heel_to_shoe_fan_astor_166885.htm?page=0 No shoes for you! Anthony Marshall had his famous but failing mother, Brooke Astor, in such a tizzy over her finances that she was afraid to even go shoe shopping, according to startling testimony in his Manhattan swindle trial Keep Reading…
A new EstateofDenial.com column is posted in the Commentary section. We’ve long wanted to write this piece about the similarity of details regarding Brooke Astor’s estate and those of other Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) cases in which probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships and powers of attorney) are used to loot assets Keep Reading…
Crichton’s Last Thriller Karen Donovan April 20, 2009 Condé Nast Portfolio.com http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/portfolio/2009/04/20/Michael-Crichtons-Last-Thriller When he died in November, the author left behind two unpublished books and one real mystery: Will his widow be able to gain control of a substantial part of his estate against his wishes? The publishing world is abuzz with news that Michael 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…
Astor (alleged) estate looting reflects grave robbing trends
Grave Robbing Affects More than Astor-nomical Estates Lou Ann Anderson April 29, 2009 www.EstateofDenial.com In life, Brooke Astor represented the best of New York high society exemplifying gracious living and philanthropic generosity. That she, in her last years, would become an alleged victim of elder abuse was unimaginable. And in death, Brooke is still making Keep Reading…