Another Connecticut Probate Victim Rick Green November 11, 2008 The Hartford Courant http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-rgreen1111.artnov11,0,2793987.column I bring you another story about a probate-court kidnapping, another warning of the injustice unfolding in this dangerous, antiquated judicial system. The tale of 85-year-old Marilyn Plank is a chilling example of why the renegade probate courts must be reined in. Plank, Keep Reading…
Kudos to the Jacksboro Gazette-News for writing an editorial regarding the use of undue influence to loot assets of elderly people. Of course, many who read this piece will say “it can’t happen to me” and while we respect their right to be totally wrong, EstateofDenial.com will continue our efforts to expose “the dark side Keep Reading…
Elder abuse – Undue influence, financial exploitation Editor October 17, 2008 Jacksboro Gazette-News http://www.jacksboronewspapers.com/news/get-news.asp?id=10638&catid=5&cpg=get-news.asp “Mr. Smith” awoke this morning with only the monotony and isolation of a typical day to look forward to. At 77 years of age, and a widower, the highlights of the day would be a favorite television show or perhaps the Keep Reading…
Take a look at this link in which our friend Ray Fernandez describes how his parents’ property was auctioned off this past week on the courthouse steps in Charlotte County, Florida. This auction was the result of his mother, Clara, being under the involuntary control of a court-appointed guardian. Ray describes the scene and provides Keep Reading…
How sad that Brooke Astor, a woman known to appreciate beauty in many life venues, likely spent her last years being exploited by her son, Tony Marshall, in the ugliest of manners. Marshall and lawyer Francis X. Morrissey Jr. are accused of looting Astor’s nearly $200 million estate of cash, art and real estate. A 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…
