Dare to trim probate courts April 18, 2009 Republican-American http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2009/04/19/opinion/409807.txt# Does Connecticut need 117 probate courts? By any measure, the answer is an emphatic no. Steeped in the unseemly traditions of political patronage, the probate system still serves a need but at an unnecessarily high cost. Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who at least has an Keep Reading…
Death Tax Gets a Stay of Execution Big Government has a partner on estate taxes: Big Insurance. Brett Joshpe April 15, 2009 National Review Online http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Yzk5NTZmODM5ZDYzNzk3OWEzZTljNzM0NWQzYjJlN2Y= The death tax has won another reprieve, and it’s not just revenue-hungry congressional appropriators and left-wing class warriors celebrating its survival: The insurance lobby, long regarded as a Republican Keep Reading…
We’ve posted testimony from a Colorado public hearing in which Mo Scott makes excellent points about the nature and problems associated with her state’s probate system and also proposes an interesting reform model. Mrs. Scott’s description and analysis could actually apply to most any state and is highly recommended reading. Remember also that tomorrow (Saturday, Keep Reading…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following testimony was presented at a Colorado public hearing scheduled as follow-up to a 2006 Performance Audit of the state’s probate system. This presentation makes important observations and recommendations that apply and could be beneficial for any state. Presentation to the Protective Proceedings Task Force Proposal for Appointee Reform September 2007 Thank Keep Reading…
Cook County State’s Atty. Anita Alvarez recently told the Chicago Tribune editorial board that Illinois should develop its own version of the RICO Act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) to help combat corruption and violent gangs as per a post at the Chicago Breaking News Center. Comments regarding this post predictably ranged from congratulatory 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…
