A Pismo Beach lawyer pleaded no contest to felony grand theft by embezzlement Thursday and is scheduled for sentencing in May. William Peter Terhune II, 57, entered the plea before San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Barry LaBarbara, who set sentencing for 8:30 a.m. May 10 in Department 2. San Luis Obispo police began Keep Reading…
Recent admissions by government agencies pledged to provide oversight for those handling the affairs of the most vulnerable of American citizens — the elderly and disabled — point to systematic ‘cover’ being granted professional conservators and guardians. The degree of ‘cover’ provided those pledged to care for the elderly and infirm could be seen as Keep Reading…
K.E. lived in a middle-class home in east Tuscaloosa for much of her life. She and her husband had no children, and they built up a sizable nest egg for their twilight years. As she neared 70, age began to take a toll on K.E.’s mind and body. Her sight began to fade, she got Keep Reading…
Steve Duin, a columnist with The Oregonian, has been doing a great series about a legal dispute over the “protected” status of now-deceased Benjamin Alfano, a former Air Force flight instructor and FBI agent. Here’s from the first article: Repeat after me: “How is this possible?” That is the question you will ask yourself, more Keep Reading…
A facade of respectability, a facade of integrity, a facade of success. Many questionable acts are perpetrated by promoting such images. Sometimes life experiences hint that things aren’t so picturesque as portrayed, but sometimes it takes years for those suspicious to be validated. In watching abusive probate cases over the years, Estate of Denial® has 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…
