FORMER Tourism Secretary Vicente “Vince” Carlos has been stopped dead in his tracks in prosecuting his siblings for estafa. And so was Makati Chief Prosecutor Feliciano Aspi, whose office approved the filing of the criminal charge on recommendation of investigating prosecutor Renato Pambid. Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Perpetua Atal-Pano ruled Aspi had committed grave Keep Reading…
Given the time of year, you’ve probably seen — and heard – A Charlie Brown Christmas recently. The 1965 animated TV special’s celebrated soundtrack was performed by noted San Francisco jazzman Vince Guaraldi’s trio, and recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. But for the pianist and composer’s children, the 2011 holiday season hasn’t been carefree: Just before Christmas, Keep Reading…
A pair of civil lawsuits against heirs of late real estate baron Max M. Farash are about to be settled, clearing the way for Farash’s only child to receive an inheritance. Resolution of the cases, which should be formalized in several weeks, will largely end a long, unseemly and occasionally public struggle over a portion Keep Reading…
Residents opposed to a $32.5 million settlement that allows the sale of Little Neck, a summer cottage colony owned by a Colonial-era land trust set up to benefit the Ipswich public schools, have asked a probate court judge to block the agreement, saying it does not do enough to protect public school children. A motion Keep Reading…
Timothy Cole spent 14 hellish years incarcerated for a rape he did not commit. Sustaining him throughout his ordeal were the letters he sent and received from a loving family that believed in his claims of innocence and fought for his eventual, posthumous exoneration. “I will continue to wait patiently for this unfortunate matter to resolve 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…
