Posts Tagged ‘reform’

Former attorney pleads guilty
Matthew Hamilton
March 2, 2010
The News-Star (LA)
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20103020320
A former Monroe attorney accused of stealing thousand of dollars from his clients pleaded guilty Monday in 4th Judicial District Court.
Bernard Grenrood, 72, pleaded guilty to 6 counts of theft in excess of $500. Under Louisiana law, theft in excess of $500 carries a maximum prison sentence [...]

Stripper searches for loot loophole
Confine wills to probate court
Todd J. Zywicki
February 26, 2010
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/26/stripper-searches-for-loot-loophole/
The American bankruptcy system exists for the “honest but unfortunate” debtor, not for those who would use bankruptcy strategically to rewrite obligations just to get a better deal than they could outside bankruptcy.
Indeed, just a few years ago, Congress passed bipartisan [...]

CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights
CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
February 26, 2010
CNN.com
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/26/cnn-poll-majority-says-government-a-threat-to-citizens-rights/?fbid=aNbupTKLarB
Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.
Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think [...]

Grassroots activism is an important part of the American political process and today, it’s proving more effective than ever.
EstateofDenial.com has always believed that any probate reform is going to require confronting multiple levels and venues of elected officials as well as unelected policy makers (i.e., social services, court-appointed personnel) and policy shapers (i.e., the legal [...]

That Fog Still Hasn’t Lifted From the Estate Tax
Conrad De Aenlle
February 13, 2010
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/yourtaxes/14estate.html
THE estate tax isn’t dead. It’s resting.
The tax has been eliminated for 2010, but the estates of people who die before the year is out may still not pass free and clear to their heirs. The complexities of the tax [...]