http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:05:16 -0700 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:03 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Jury-rules-to-honor-Houston-oilmans-estate-wishes?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner A Houston jury took less than 40 minutes to return a verdict upholding the last will of philanthropist and oilman Alfred Glassell Jr.  The verdict was the result of a lawsuit filed by Curry Glassell in which she alleged that Vinson & Elki... estate disputes probate cases wills Michael Jackson trusts estate/probate abuse Anna Nicole Smith Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Jury-rules-to-honor-Houston-oilmans-estate-wishes?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Jackson-estate-moves-forward-despite-contentious-exchange?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner   (AP Photo)Upon Katherine Jackson withdrawing her objections to the current Michael Jackson estate administrators, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff has formally appointed John Branca and John McClain to the positions designate... estate disputes probate cases wills Michael Jackson trusts Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:43:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Jackson-estate-moves-forward-despite-contentious-exchange?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Glassell-estate-trial-seeks-to-overturn-Houston-oilmans-last-will?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner The Glassell estate trial, Houston's latest high profile probate dispute, once more illustrates that a clearly stated will in no way guarantees avoidance of future legal conflicts.  At issue is distribution of the half-billion-dollar esta... estate disputes probate cases wills trusts estate/probate abuse Anna Nicole Smith Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:49:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Glassell-estate-trial-seeks-to-overturn-Houston-oilmans-last-will?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Joe-Jackson-allowance-request-shows-disrespect-for-son-grandchildren?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner   (AP Photo) In a show of disrespect to his son's final wishes and grandchildren's beneficial status, Joe Jackson is reported to be seeking "some manner" of support from the Michael Jackson estate.  Here's a practical translation... probate cases Michael Jackson trusts estate/probate abuse Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:27:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Joe-Jackson-allowance-request-shows-disrespect-for-son-grandchildren?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Murder-becoming-an-inheritance-fasttrack?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  Taylor MarksIn the past, benefiting from an estate was generally a reactive status.  More stories are surfacing, however, indicating proactive approaches being used to gain control of estates.  Nefarious deeds are nothing new to inher... probate cases Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:30:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Murder-becoming-an-inheritance-fasttrack?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d28-UK-guardianship-controversies-mirror-US-concerns?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner   (AP Photo/Jim Cole)As guardianships (or conservatorships) become increasingly controversial here in Texas and across the U.S., similar stories are surfacing out of the United Kingdom.  Two recent articles detailed complaints surrounding t... estate disputes probate cases guardianships estate/probate abuse Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:48:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d28-UK-guardianship-controversies-mirror-US-concerns?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d25-North-Texas-couple-freed-from-guardianship-involuntary-nursing-home-confinement?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner   It was a special day as Michael and Eugenia Kidd returned to their Richardson home, a home from which they have been gone for nearly a year due to court-ordered guardianships imposed when the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services ... probate cases guardianships estate/probate abuse Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:34:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d25-North-Texas-couple-freed-from-guardianship-involuntary-nursing-home-confinement?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Probate-abuse-upcoming-topic-on-Live-and-Let-Live-radio-broadcast?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner   Photo courtesy of EstateofDenial.comBell County Legal Examiner Lou Ann Anderson will join host Gary Johnson on Live and Let Live at 8 p.m. CDT Sunday, Oct. 25.Americans are facing a growing threat to their inheritance and other property rights... probate cases estate/probate abuse Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:56:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Probate-abuse-upcoming-topic-on-Live-and-Let-Live-radio-broadcast?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Seidlin-neighbor-and-others-show-probate-as-part-of-Florida-corruption-issue?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner   (AP Photo/Lou Toman)While Florida Gov. Charlie Crist may have just asked his state's Supreme Court to empanel a grand jury to investigate public corruption throughout the state, two cases involving Florida residents whose liberty and property ... probate cases guardianships estate/probate abuse reform Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:35:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Seidlin-neighbor-and-others-show-probate-as-part-of-Florida-corruption-issue?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d20-ExHouston-tv-reporter-denied-claim-to-Taub-estate?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner The Houston Chronicle is reporting that former KTRK Channel 13 reporter Mary-Ellen Conway will not receive a portion of the late Henry J.N. Taub's estate.  In court filings, Conway claimed to have been Taub's common law wife and entitled to... estate disputes probate cases estate/probate abuse Anna Nicole Smith Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:52:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d20-ExHouston-tv-reporter-denied-claim-to-Taub-estate?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Probate-reform--Astor-case-shows-need-CA-guardian-case-to-show-commitment?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  Advocates are hoping that the high profile nature of the Brooke Astor estate looting trial will serve as an impetus for increased attention and meaningful reform in the areas of estate abuse and elder exploitation.  In February 2009, the L... estate disputes probate cases trusts guardianships estate/probate abuse reform Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:48:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Probate-reform--Astor-case-shows-need-CA-guardian-case-to-show-commitment?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Texas-attorneys-resist-malpractice-insurance-disclosure?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  The Supreme Court of Texas has asked the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors to make recommendations in early 2010 regarding if Texas lawyers should disclose to the public whether they are covered by professional liability insurance (PLI).&nb... reform health care reform attorneys Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:13:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Texas-attorneys-resist-malpractice-insurance-disclosure?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Astor-and-other-cases-highlight-lawyers-trust-betrayal-grave-robbing?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner (AP Photo) In addition to convicting Anthony Marshall, son of Brooke Astor, on 14 of 16 counts for looting his mother's estate, a Manhattan jury also found estate planning attorney Francis Morrissey guilty of five criminal counts including forgery.&... estate/probate abuse attorneys Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:23:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Astor-and-other-cases-highlight-lawyers-trust-betrayal-grave-robbing?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Astor-grandson-speaks-on-elder-abuse-inheritance-rights?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) No one would ever have predicted that the most high profile of elder abuse cases would involve a woman who reigned for decades as grande dame of New York society and was also known as a committed philanthropist.&nb... estate disputes probate cases wills trusts guardianships estate/probate abuse Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:02:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Astor-grandson-speaks-on-elder-abuse-inheritance-rights?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Estate-abuse-to-land-former-probate-judge-in-jail?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  The past few days have shown that looting estates of the dead, disabled or incapacitated may be gaining visibility and not be so easily ignored or dismissed as in the past.  Probate poachers across the country should take note.  Now-c... probate cases estate/probate abuse Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:38:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Estate-abuse-to-land-former-probate-judge-in-jail?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Change-in-store-for-Texas-probate-court?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner Denton County Probate Judge Don WindleTexans across the state are learning the power and pitfalls that can be associated with probate cases.  One north Texas county hopefully has a positive regime change ahead with regard to this important cour... probate cases estate/probate abuse reform Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:43:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Change-in-store-for-Texas-probate-court?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Astor-estate-looting-trial-ends-with-guilty-verdicts-for-son-estate-planning-attorney?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  Brooke Astor will forever be known as a New York socialite and philanthropist, but today - two years after her death at 105 - she also became America's most high profile elder abuse victim.  Five months, 74 witnesses, 16,000 pages of testi... probate cases wills guardianships estate/probate abuse Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:21:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Astor-estate-looting-trial-ends-with-guilty-verdicts-for-son-estate-planning-attorney?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Medicaid-case-shows-systemic-abuse-whos-cheating-who?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  When a cheater cheats soon-to-be cheaters out of services designed to perpetrate cheating, is anyone involved a sympathetic figure?  A group of California seniors think so as they claim victim status at the hands of James A. Walker, an att... health care reform Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:20:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Medicaid-case-shows-systemic-abuse-whos-cheating-who?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d5-NY-estate-should-warn-Texans-all-others-of-guardianship-reach?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  Max FarashThe estate of Max Farash should serve as a cautionary tale regarding the real weight of property rights whether in New York, Texas or anywhere else in this country.  After a 2007 declaration of mental incapacitation by a New York... estate disputes probate cases wills trusts guardianships estate/probate abuse Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:32:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d5-NY-estate-should-warn-Texans-all-others-of-guardianship-reach?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Texans-attend-AFPF-Defending-the-American-Dream-Summit?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner  The Lone Star state will be well represented as a delegation of more than 50 politically engaged Texans travel to Washington D.C. for the 3rd annual Defending the American Dream Summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a nationwide... reform health care reform Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:09:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Texans-attend-AFPF-Defending-the-American-Dream-Summit?cid=exrss-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner