After her sister died in July 2007, Wilma Agnew, 82, needed somebody to watch over her declining health, help her pay bills and assist her with basic needs. Nearly all her relatives lived in the Midwest. In stepped Brandy Ann Bounds, a young Mansfield wife and mother who was a family acquaintance. As summer turned Keep Reading…
MONTREAL – Money wasn’t an issue in Amanda Rodrigues’s marriage to boxing champion Arturo Gatti. What did bother her, though, was his inability to change his ways and stop drinking, the 25-year-old told Quebec Superior Court ON Thursday, where the showdown between Rodrigues and Gatti’s family over the fighter’s estate is being played out like Keep Reading…
A former Bucks County supervisor who pressured employees to politick on the taxpayers’ dime, tallied illicit comp time in a secret ledger, and then shredded evidence as investigators closed in, pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft and other charges. Candace Quinn became the first of four high-ranking officials charged March 4 in the county Register of Keep Reading…
MONTREAL – Setting the tone early by reminding the court of her name — “Amanda Rodrigues Gatti” — the embattled young widow of champion boxer Arturo Gatti tried to portray herself as entirely uninterested in his money. Rodrigues, 25, took the stand Wednesday for the first time in a civil court battle with Gatti’s mother 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…
Texas voters tiring of corruption, cronyism
As Americans overwhelmingly lose confidence in and patience with government, Texans are no exception. And as Texans, by nature, are rarely quiet about their discontentment, it’s no surprise to see Lone Star State communities taking action against officials or entities seen as violating public trust. Central Texas has Killeen city council members facing a recall Keep Reading…