Let’s not get too excited yet, but it is noteworthy that a California court actually appears to be putting a family’s rights of inheritance ahead of too frequent business-as-usual legal industry tactics. Orange County Superior Court Approves RICO Complaint against Law Firm Involved in 25 million dollar fraud on the founders and heirs of Alta Keep Reading…
CHILTON — Police say a Chilton man who had the authority to handle the finances of a man who is medically impaired stole thousands of dollars from him to pay for vehicles and other goods last year. Wayne E. Mohnsam Jr., 42, will make an initial appearance Nov. 16 in Calumet County Court on one Keep Reading…
I wanted to shout out, sitting in the dignified, ornate chambers of the state Supreme Court Monday morning, as a string of lawyers debated what should be a basic right. If somebody you have hired absolutely ruins your life — shouldn’t you be able to sue them? And yet, the Supreme Court is being asked Keep Reading…
TUSCALOOSA | A former Tuscaloosa County conservator has been ordered to reimburse more than $100,000 of unwarranted and undocumented expenditures she made from the accounts of 17 people. As the county’s conservator, Zondra Hutto was responsible for the finances of elderly people who were unable to manage their affairs. Hutto resigned from her position after Keep Reading…
The next few decades will see Canadian baby boomers bequeath trillions of dollars, and many of those dollars will be left to charities. But a recent cautionary tale of an estate left to charity provides a vivid picture of how the best of intentions can go awry. Paul Penna was the founder of Agnico-Eagle Gold 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…
