She may still use his last name on her Twitter handle, but Courtney Love can’t use her late husband’s likeness anymore. The troubled rock star lost control over Kurt Cobain’s estate to her estranged daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, according to documents uncovered by TheFix.com. The Hole frontwoman reportedly agreed to step down as the head of the End Keep Reading…
It was great to see Gerry Beyer of the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog feature another post on the troubling estate action out of South Carolina involving “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown’s estate. The distinct appearance of completely disregarding Brown’s final and clearly stated/communicated wishes was a first sign of trouble. Past that, Keep Reading…
A decade after the death of Hamilton philanthropist Irving Zucker, his heirs and the former executors in charge of his estate are in court fighting over the management of his fortune. The lawsuits and counter suits that put a spotlight on the trust people put in those who handle their affairs after death started with Keep Reading…
Another Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents related to the estate of music legend James Brown—this time, for the diaries of Brown companion Tommie Rae Hynie—has been denied by S.C. Attorney General (AG) Alan Wilson. A March 26 letter from senior assistant AG Tracy Meyers denies the release of Hynie’s diaries because of Keep Reading…
There are few more frightening glimpses of probate court gone wrong than the story told in a new memo from the chief disciplinary counsel for the state committee that investigates complaints about lawyers. An elderly, dying woman’s valuable estate is hijacked and her will violated in what seems like a nightmare that just couldn’t happen. 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…
