Probate and switch
Probate and Switch
Lou Ann Anderson
September 1, 2008
www.EstateofDenial.com
Bait-and-switch tactics have long been part of America’s commercial landscape. While routinely associated with retail categories ranging from electronics to cars, other industries including travel, real estate and even financial institutions (subprime lenders) have earned well-documented reputations for engaging in these actions. One having escaped the bait-and-switch tag yet increasingly deserving of the designation is the legal industry – especially with regard to probate or estate issues.
The culture surrounding probate and other applicable venues must also be changed. Attorneys and judges must face real accountability and consequences for misconduct. Estate disputes should be moved from civil to the criminal venues in which they belong and where appropriate punishment can be applied. Legal professionals, their associates as well as government officials (often with a background in the legal profession) know the realities, but the lucrative status quo provides no incentive for change. Government will take the side of the people only when the people demand it and re-election may seem in peril.
EstateofDenial.com will continue to “shine light on the dark side of estate management” in hopes of educating more people regarding the dangers ahead. Our exposure of greedy wannabe beneficiaries/heirs allied with legal charlatans masquerading as estate planning professionals only to perpetrate “probate and switch” actions will continue. It’s not sanitized, civilized, reasonable or rational, but it’s a story that needs to be told.
Lou Ann Anderson is producer of The Lynn Woolley Show, a Texas-based talk radio program. She also is an advocate working to create awareness regarding the Texas probate system and its surrounding culture. Lou Ann may be contacted at info@estateofdenial.com.
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SOURCE: Estate of Denial
Another excellent article by Lou Ann. Pls. go to source to view the full text.
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