Dr. Cline’s legacy to be resolved in probate court
Beneficiaries contest 1/4 of local doctor’s will going to ‘clear thinkers’
BY HEATHER SCHAEFER
REGIONAL EDITOR
The revocable trust of a Northwoods medical pioneer is now the subject of a probate dispute.
The beneficiaries of a trust set up by Dr. Frances Cline are contesting the designation in her will that 23.4 percent of her estate be distributed to the International Association for Clear Thinking (I’ACT) if that association is “in existence” at the time of her death.
The beneficiaries claimed the term “in existence” actually means a “vibrant and active” existence and the I’ACT was “little more than a shell of its former self with no substantial, material or regular activities” when Cline died in November 2004.
In June 2008, Oneida County Circuit Judge Mark Mangerson ruled I’ACT should get its portion of the estate as Cline directed. According to court records, Mangerson deemed the association to be existence because it remains incorporated, maintains a library, receives orders for information and has assets of $150,000 to $200,000.
According to several health Web sites, the I’ACT “provides support for people interested in living their lives more effectively and satisfactorily using principles of clear thinking and self-counseling.”
Cline moved to Taylor Park Nursing Home in 1993 where she resided until her death on Nov. 27, 2004 at the age of 104.
© 2006 The Daily News WI USA
Abridged
Source: Rhinelander Daily News
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