Heirs sue to gain control of Munchkin Mickey Carroll’s $1 million in assets Michael Sorkin May 9, 2009 St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/E9E1EF045A69F442862575B10006A0D4?OpenDocument Four months before he died on Thursday, Mickey Carroll signed papers turning over control of all his assets to his caretaker, Linda Dodge. Carroll, 89, was best known as a Munchkin, one of Keep Reading…
Astor & Commander Wife Has Brooke’s Son Under Control Amber Sutherland/C.J. Sullivan/Andy Geller May 11, 2009 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/seven/05112009/news/regionalnews/astor__commander_168641.htm Charlene’s in charge. Anthony Marshall didn’t visit his mom Brooke Astor’s grave on Mother’s Day yesterday because he was too busy taking orders from the woman who replaced her — his accused money-grubbing wife. Charlene Keep Reading…
The second week of the Marshall/Morrissey trial wrapped after interesting testimony from notables including Nancy Kissinger and Annette de la Renta. Next week’s lineup is scheduled to start with Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. Nadya Suleman, aka The Octomom, is being sued by an organization seeking appointment of a guardian to ensure Suleman’s eight infants’ Keep Reading…
The parade of high profile witnesses continue testifying to the decline of the late Brooke Astor’s mental capacity and how her son used this decline for his own enrichment. Anthony Marshall, Brooke’s son, is facing charges of grand larceny and conspiracy that could land him 25 years in jail. The alleged acts of Marshall along Keep Reading…
Is money the first priority of second wives? We wouldn’t make that type blanket statement, but it does seem to fit as a theme for today’s postings and for many other EstateofDenial.com cases. The Marshall trial started up again this morning. Over the weekend, Patrice O’Shaughnessy of the New York Daily News wrote a column 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…
