The Sounds of (Legal) Silence
Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) actions in which probate venues and/or probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships or powers of attorneys) are used to loot assets of the dead, disabled or incapacitated are becoming increasingly common. Criminal prosecutions of estate theft are rare. Trials outside a civil venue are important and noteworthy as Americans (or their families) from…