Posts Tagged ‘probate court’
August 27th, 2010
Case raises issue of Probate Court trust
Laurie Roberts
August 25, 2010
The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/08/25/20100825roberts0825.html
A Phoenix law firm that collected more than $230,000 from an elderly widow last year quietly pushed for a former probate commissioner to come out of retirement and rule on its request for approval of those fees.
Two months later, retired Commissioner Lindsay Ellis rubber-stamped [...]
Tags: guardianships, judicial/attorney oversight, probate attorneys, probate court, property rights, transparency
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August 25th, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman’s Ex-Wife Continues Legal Fight With His Family
August 25, 2010
RadarOnline.com
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/08/exclusive-gary-colemans-ex-wife-continues-legal-fight-with-his-family
Gary Coleman’s ex-wife Shannon Price continues her fight against his parents and his former manager Anna Gray who are objecting Price’s claim to a common law marriage with the late Diff’rent Strokes star.
In legal documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Price’s lawyers say the Colemans and [...]
Tags: entitlement, probate court, property rights, rights of inheritance, wills
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August 24th, 2010
Posted a few new articles. Janet Phelan has sent us her latest column detailing how the professional fiduciary license of Melodie Scott, the infamous California conservator, has not only been denied, but reportedly she’s already filed an appeal. One has to hope this oversight system might have some integrity - especially for the woman who [...]
Tags: corruption, entitlement, fiduciary breach, financial elder abuse, guardianships, judicial/attorney oversight, probate attorneys, probate court, property rights, rights of inheritance, transparency
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August 24th, 2010
State Denies Melodie Scott Fiduciary License
Janet Phelan
August 20, 2010
The San Bernardino County Sentinel
www.janetphelan.com
The California Department of Consumer Affairs has issued a final determination on the issue of embattled conservator Melodie Scott’s application for a professional fiduciary license. In a decision tendered last week, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) denied Melodie Scott’s appeal.
According to Russ [...]
Tags: corruption, elder abuse, fiduciary breach, financial elder abuse, guardianships, judicial/attorney oversight, probate attorneys, probate court, property rights, transparency
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August 22nd, 2010
We’re back from Nashville for an abbreviated work week before heading off to Washington D.C. A new column Danny Tate’s latest hearing provides ‘inside courts’ teachable moment has been posted.
With a month’s backlog of e-mail to address and a big crop of articles to post, we’re working to get back to a point of pursuing [...]
Tags: corruption, fiduciary breach, guardianships, judicial/attorney oversight, probate attorneys, probate court, rights of inheritance, transparency
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