Martin Lavin changed his will in favour of his sister, Anne Liston, a few hours before his death at the age of 69 in 2004. He had apparently signed a handwritten will – drawn up by Mrs Liston’s daughter, a former legal secretary – at his hospital bedside, with two nurses acting as witnesses. But Keep Reading…
CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County attorney faces disciplinary charges she failed to diligently settle an estate of a Boone County woman. The Lawyer Disciplinary Board on Sept. 30 filed a single-count statement of charges against Karen E. Acord accusing her of violating seven Rules of Professional Conduct. The statement accuses Acord of dawdling in not Keep Reading…
Wabash Center Inc.’s accounting practices will come under scrutiny next week when a lawsuit filed by the Lafayette-based nonprofit agency against the ex-wife of its former chief financial officer heads to trial. The lawsuit is part of Wabash Center’s ongoing effort to recoup more than $4.5 million that it alleges then-CFO Stephen P. McAninch stole Keep Reading…
WAILUKU – A key figure in the dispute over the $80 million estate of Laurence “Baron” Dorcy was ordered Wednesday to submit to a deposition, even though he objected that he risked incriminating himself in either the Dorcy matter or in the Ko Hawaii Pae Aina fraud case in U.S. District Court, where he is Keep Reading…
Sam Manzo, the Southington caretaker on the old Smoron farm, is still without his inheritance and still living in probate hell. I stopped by to talk with Manzo on Tuesday because it’s been two years since I first heard about the elaborate scheme that sought to disinherit Manzo and take the broken down old Smoron farm 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…
