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edited 11:07 a.m. EST
Short and sweet entry today, but once again concerning our friends at the Cuyahoga County Probate Court. And while I really should identify the Magistrates , case numbers, parties and attorneys for this and other posts, I won't do so at this time, because it could get messy. But trust and believe, I got the receipts if you want 'em. And that's just on periodt. That said, heres todays post:
The decedent passed away in 2023, leaving assets in the form of cash, real estate, and personal effects. As decedent was divorced, there was no surviving spouse , and no children. There were, however, other survivors, in the form of siblings, nieces, and nephews. There was also a "special friend," who had been in decedents life for some time, altho our team was unable to determine the exact nature of their relationship. In any event, the heirs reside out of state. The 'special friend' resides in Ohio.
On or about June 1, 2024, the decedents 'special friend' filed an application to administer the Estate, which, again, included cash, real estate, and personal effects. The application was filed on behalf of the 'special friend,' by and thru an attorney.
According to the application , the Estate owed the 'special friend' $8,500 for decedents funeral expenses, which the 'special friend' claimed she covered. In addition, the application lists three persons as decedents 'next of kin.' A filing dated August, 2024 however, disputes the information contained in the application. Simply, according to the August, 2024 filing, by a woman our team has identified as 'a relative of the decedent, ' applicant was not a 'special friend,' but a 'care giver,' who did not pay for decedents funeral expenses. Instead, according to the August, 2024 filing, decedents funeral expenses were covered by money he held in two bank accounts, so, the Estate owed nothing to the 'special friend.' Further, the August , 2024 filing, not only disputes the claim that the 'next of kin' as named on the application, are the 'next of kin,' but infers that the persons listed as 'next of kin' on the application, do not even exist !!! The August, 2024 filing then attempts to identify the actual heirs , as siblings, nieces, and nephews. Our team confirmed that the persons identified as heirs in the August, 2024 filing are, in fact, decedents heirs, and reside out of state.
Shortly after the August, 2024 filing was filed in the Court, the 'special friend,' by and thru her attorney, withdrew her application to administer the Estate. Shortly thereafter, however, the attorney for the 'special friend, ' submitted her own application to administer the Estate, and THIS, is when the real problems begin ... as follows:
In the attorneys application to administer the Estate, no heirs are named, not even the alleged heirs who were named in the prior application, or the real heirs who were named in the August, 2024 filing. Instead, the attorney attempts to serve notice of the proceedings upon the heirs by publication, but no one responds. Still, the matter proceeds thru the Court, despite a number of errors, including, but not limited to , the fact that the attorney serves as both the Commissioner and the Administrator for the Estate , which is not permitted in Ohio, due to the distinct, varying nature of each role; and due to the fact that , if permitted, it would present an opportunity for self dealing. For purposes of this post, THIS is the main error in the proceeding. Specifically, the attorney acts as both Administrator and Commissioner for the Estate, despite that this is not permitted in Ohio, and the Court well knows it. So how did this happen, and why?
Other errors include , but are not limited to the fact that the application fails to identify the heirs, despite that their identities can be obtained thru public records, and/or decedents obituary, which was published online.
Short and sweet entry today, but once again concerning our friends at the Cuyahoga County Probate Court. And while I really should identify the Magistrates , case numbers, parties and attorneys for this and other posts, I won't do so at this time, because it could get messy. But trust and believe, I got the receipts if you want 'em. And that's just on periodt. That said, heres todays post:
The decedent passed away in 2023, leaving assets in the form of cash, real estate, and personal effects. As decedent was divorced, there was no surviving spouse , and no children. There were, however, other survivors, in the form of siblings, nieces, and nephews. There was also a "special friend," who had been in decedents life for some time, altho our team was unable to determine the exact nature of their relationship. In any event, the heirs reside out of state. The 'special friend' resides in Ohio.
On or about June 1, 2024, the decedents 'special friend' filed an application to administer the Estate, which, again, included cash, real estate, and personal effects. The application was filed on behalf of the 'special friend,' by and thru an attorney.
According to the application , the Estate owed the 'special friend' $8,500 for decedents funeral expenses, which the 'special friend' claimed she covered. In addition, the application lists three persons as decedents 'next of kin.' A filing dated August, 2024 however, disputes the information contained in the application. Simply, according to the August, 2024 filing, by a woman our team has identified as 'a relative of the decedent, ' applicant was not a 'special friend,' but a 'care giver,' who did not pay for decedents funeral expenses. Instead, according to the August, 2024 filing, decedents funeral expenses were covered by money he held in two bank accounts, so, the Estate owed nothing to the 'special friend.' Further, the August , 2024 filing, not only disputes the claim that the 'next of kin' as named on the application, are the 'next of kin,' but infers that the persons listed as 'next of kin' on the application, do not even exist !!! The August, 2024 filing then attempts to identify the actual heirs , as siblings, nieces, and nephews. Our team confirmed that the persons identified as heirs in the August, 2024 filing are, in fact, decedents heirs, and reside out of state.
Shortly after the August, 2024 filing was filed in the Court, the 'special friend,' by and thru her attorney, withdrew her application to administer the Estate. Shortly thereafter, however, the attorney for the 'special friend, ' submitted her own application to administer the Estate, and THIS, is when the real problems begin ... as follows:
In the attorneys application to administer the Estate, no heirs are named, not even the alleged heirs who were named in the prior application, or the real heirs who were named in the August, 2024 filing. Instead, the attorney attempts to serve notice of the proceedings upon the heirs by publication, but no one responds. Still, the matter proceeds thru the Court, despite a number of errors, including, but not limited to , the fact that the attorney serves as both the Commissioner and the Administrator for the Estate , which is not permitted in Ohio, due to the distinct, varying nature of each role; and due to the fact that , if permitted, it would present an opportunity for self dealing. For purposes of this post, THIS is the main error in the proceeding. Specifically, the attorney acts as both Administrator and Commissioner for the Estate, despite that this is not permitted in Ohio, and the Court well knows it. So how did this happen, and why?
Other errors include , but are not limited to the fact that the application fails to identify the heirs, despite that their identities can be obtained thru public records, and/or decedents obituary, which was published online.
It should be noted too, that when decedents real estate was sold, the deed transfered twice in one day to two different entitys. That is, it was sold to one entity, then sold to another, all on the same date. Sorry, but this looks a bit suspect for my tastes.
Talk about things that make you say, "Hmmm." 🙄
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note: The Estate is still open and pending in the Cuyahoga County Probate Court
Talk about things that make you say, "Hmmm." 🙄
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note: The Estate is still open and pending in the Cuyahoga County Probate Court
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Our weekly HBCU feature will return on August 24. Until then, we'll look at misconduct in and by the Courts
