She’s No Million-Dollar Baby Horace Cooper April 9, 2007 Townhall.com http://townhall.com/columnists/HoraceCooper/2007/04/14/shes_no_million_dollar_baby As many in the media await the results of a DNA test to determine the real father of Anna Nicole Smith’s infant daughter, Dannielynn, some reports have perpetuated a legal myth. Consider the Associated Press story that pronounced that “Anna Nicole Smith’s 6-month-old daughter Keep Reading…
It’s a contrast to the instructions spelled out in Brown’s will and trust filed less than a month after his death on Christmas Day 2006, but lawyers said they’re done fighting over what many say is very little remaining cash. Evidently, going into court and raising enough hell is one method for obtaining an asset Keep Reading…
James Brown survivors await settlement over estate Katrina A. Goggins January 30, 2009 Associated Press http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090130/ap_en_ce/james_brown;_ylt=AocGzODbJRiCuHAMJEX06V9X24cA COLUMBIA, S.C. – James Brown’s family could walk out of court on Friday with a brand new deal. If approved by a judge in South Carolina, a settlement over the late soul singer’s estate would end a two-year legal Keep Reading…
Nail in coffin for greedy lawyers Mark Russell December 7, 2008 theage.com.au http://www.theage.com.au/national/nail-in-coffin-for-greedy-lawyers-20081206-6sx9.html LAWYERS who steal from deceased estates and overcharge grieving family members will be the target of tough laws to be introduced early next year. Victoria’s Legal Services Commissioner Victoria Marles said a national review of the administration of deceased estates was expected Keep Reading…
Call for probate overhaul Mark Russell September 25, 2005 theage.com.au http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/call-for-probate-overhaul/2005/09/24/1126982270134.html WHEN a senior Melbourne magistrate heard the case of how the frustrated son of a deceased dentist had attacked the solicitor who drew up his father’s will, he called on the State Government to change the laws for disputed wills. But that was five 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…
