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“Common-Law” Marriage Is Recognized In Some States

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingFebruary 24, 20031 Comment

FEBRUARY 24, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 34 John Ober and Selma Klein lived together in rural northern Montana for a number of years, though they were never formally married. When Mr. Ober died in 2001, he had not made a will. The legal question became: who was entitled to Mr. Ober’s estate? Montana (unlike Arizona)…

Son Disinherited Because of Felony Despite Expungement

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingFebruary 17, 2003

FEBRUARY 17, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 33 When William Garland, Jr., wrote his will, he was concerned about his son Richard Garland. Because he thought Richard had engaged in some irresponsible behavior in his teens, Mr. Garland directed that Richard’s share of his estate would be held in trust. The terms of the trust directed…

Administrator’s Sentence For Medicare Fraud Not Reduced

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingFebruary 10, 20031 Comment

FEBRUARY 10, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 32 Medicare, the federal health care program for seniors and the disabled, has very clear rules prohibiting providers from paying referral fees. The rules are in place to help prevent fraud and abuse of the giant Medicare program and its funding. Over the four decades the program has existed,…

Attorney Managing Estate Sued For Malicious Prosecution

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingFebruary 3, 2003

FEBRUARY 3, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 31 Non-lawyers often think of legal proceedings as a sort of chess game played with legal theories. Lawyers, unfortunately, sometimes fall into the same pattern of thinking. Pleadings can be filed and arguments made not on the basis of the evidence, but in pursuit of tactical advantage or improved…

State Must Formally Adopt Its Medicaid Estate Recovery Rules

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingJanuary 27, 2003

JANUARY 27, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 30 In our American system of government the legislature is in charge of making law and policy, and the administrative branch’s job is to interpret and implement those laws without imposing the bureaucrats’ own ideas on the legislature’s programs. That ideal conception, however, runs afoul of the reality of…

Court Looks To Exact Words Of Trust To Settle Trustee Dispute

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingJanuary 20, 2003

JANUARY 20, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 29 The Montana Supreme court has words to the wise for drafting and following a trust’s terms in upholding a lower court denial of a request to remove a corporate trustee. In the Matter of the Estate of Mildred I. Berthot, December 5, 2002. The Berthot case demonstrates the…

Adoption By Grandparents Set Aside Years Later As Fraudulent

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingJanuary 13, 2003

JANUARY 13, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 28 As American families become more mobile and previously unusual family relationships become more common, grandparents are increasingly likely to be involved in raising their grandchildren. This has led to an increase in the legal problems faced by seniors, especially when family members become less cooperative with one another.…

Claim Against Estate Offset By Tobacco Company Litigation

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingJanuary 6, 2003

JANUARY 6, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 27 Beginning in the mid-1990s many states filed litigation against major tobacco companies (or joined existing litigation) seeking reimbursement for the some of the costs of treating smokers. After those lawsuits resulted in recovery of $1.3 billion for the states, a number of smokers (and the families of deceased…

Wrongful Death Claim Not Available to Decedent’s Estate

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingDecember 30, 2002

DECEMBER 30, 2002 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 26 Doctors decided they needed to implant a pacemaker in Yaeko Otani, age 81. Had the surgery been successful, she would have had a life expectancy of another eight years. Tragically, surgeon David Broudy accidentally punctured her aorta during the surgery, and she died without ever regaining consciousness. Ms.…

Juvenile Court Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem Reversed

Newsletter, Tucson Elder LawBy Robert FlemingDecember 23, 2002

DECEMBER 23, 2002 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 25 When someone appearing in a court proceeding is unable to make decisions for himself or herself, the court may sometimes appoint a guardian ad litem. Lawyers usually shorten the appointee’s title to GAL. The need for a GAL and the GAL’s proper role have been topics of controversy…

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