Austin Probate Lawyer

Administrators for Ed Boesen claim his assets in Exec I Aviation  have no value and should be transferred. The claim was filed the same day as preliminary inventory of the estate. James Monroe and Philip Thompson, the estate’s co-administrators, asked permission from the court to transfer the assets from two other companies to the First […]

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The state Supreme Court of New York should decide the fate of 97-year-old Dorothy Livadas sometime this month.  Livadas was taken to the hospital in November suffering from dehydration and urinary tract infection.  However, now that she is on life support with no signs of brain activity, battles rage between the hospital and her […]

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A Tennessee Probate Court, located in Shelby County, is switching to a four day work week, beginning August 1, 2008.  Additionally, some of the employees will work a rotating schedule, in order to allow for an extra day off each week.  However, the court will remain open and functioning five days a week.
Employees of the […]

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The son of multimillionaire British businessman Jimmy Swanston, is on trial for allegedly forging signatures on his father’s will. The case was raised by Jimmy Swanston’s mistress, Pat Powell, who claimed that he had assured her that he would be provided for after his death. When no mention of her appeared in his will, Powell […]

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John and Jacqueline Motts were sentenced to 180 days in jail and lost their claim to a $400,000 inheritance after pleading guilty to exploitation of an elderly person.
After taking charge of his father’s finances, John Motts slipped into a pattern of lavish spending, emptying Clyde Motts’ bank account and failing to provide even enough money […]

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