Financial Abuse

Financial Abuse

Elder financial abuse spans a broad spectrum of conduct, including:

• Taking money or property
• Forging an older person's signature
• Getting an older person to sign a deed, will, or power of attorney through deception, coercion, or undue influence
• Using the older person's property or possessions without permission
• Promising lifelong care in exchange for money or property and not following through on the promise
• Confidence crimes ("cons") are the use of deception to gain victims' confidence
• Scams are fraudulent or deceptive acts
• Fraud is the use of deception, trickery, false pretence, or dishonest acts or statements for financial gain
• Telemarketing scams. Perpetrators call victims and use deception, scare tactics, or exaggerated claims to get them to send money. They may also make charges against victims' credit cards without authorization
• http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/fin_abuse.html

10 Signs for Spotting a Sociopath

#1) Sociopaths are charming.

#2) Sociopaths are more spontaneous and intense than other people

#3) Sociopaths are incapable of feeling shame, guilt or remorse.

#4) Sociopaths invent outrageous lies about their experiences.

#5) Sociopaths seek to dominate others and "win" at all costs.

#6) Sociopaths tend to be highly intelligent, but they use their brainpower to deceive others rather than empower them.

#7) Sociopaths are incapable of love and are entirely self-serving.

#8) Sociopaths speak poetically.

#9) Sociopaths never apologize.

#10) Sociopaths are delusional and literally believe that what they say becomes truth merely because they say it!

Learn more:
http://www.naturalnews.com/036112_sociopaths_cults_influence.html

Fantasia - Without Me ft. Kelly Rowland, Missy Elliott

This goes out to Robert, Doris and Daniel.

Get the finger in the middle.

"FAKE SHIT GOING TO KILL YOU..."



You made me expose you for exactly what you are...

Elder financial abuse reports increasing; usually the work of relatives...

By Brent Hunsberger | bhunsberger@oregonian.com 

The biggest risk to an older or disabled loved one’s finances is a relative, a friend … maybe even you.

Family, acquaintances and unrelated caregivers are most likely to exploit an older or disabled person’s finances, a new state study of the increasingly reported problem has found.

To report abuse in Oregon

Call Oregon Department of Human Services at 1-800-232-3020 or go to DHS online for other resources.

The abuse also remains difficult to prove, according to the study by the Oregon Office of Adult Abuse Prevention and Investigations. The office’s investigators were able to substantiate only 30 percent of alleged abuses reported by seniors and disabled people. 

The rest were either unsubstantiated or inconclusive.

Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse and figures to be a significant issue as the population ages with large amounts of accumulated wealth.

Read more:

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/elder_financial_abuse_rising_a.html

Elder abuse, use of shelters rising

 

She raises her hands to her snow-white hair in a gesture of frustrated bewilderment, then slowly lowers them to cover eyes filling with tears. The woman, in her 70s, is trying to explain how she wound up in a shelter that could well be where she spends the rest of her life.

While the woman was living with a close family member, officials at the Shalom Center say, her money was being drained away by people overcharging for her grocery shopping, while her body and spirit were sapped by physical neglect and emotional torment. She says she was usually ordered to "go to bed," where she lay in a dark room, upset, unable to sleep.

"She just yelled at me all the time. Screamed at me, cussed me out," the woman says of a family member. "I don't know what happened. She just got tired of me, I guess."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/27/elder-abuse-shelters/1869065/

DANIEL KRISTOF LAK - Can't Pay

LAK, DANIEL KRISTOF

http://apps.statebarcourt.ca.gov/dockets/dockets.aspx
Enter -- Lak

Case Name: Lak, Daniel Kristof Case Number: 12-O-11263 Member #: 216983 Venue: LA Status: Closed Case Filed: 08/23/2012 Counsel: Pro Per Deputy Trial Counsel: Lee A. Kern Assigned Judge: Donald Miles

Date Description Notes 09/30/2013 Ruling On Motion Filed 08/12/2013: Denied DANIEL KRISTOF LAK'S PETITION FOR PAYMENT EXTENSION OF BAR FEES CURRENTLY DUE. 09/30/2013 Ruling On Motion Filed 08/12/2013: Granted EXTENSION OF TIME TO PAY DISCIPLINARY COSTS 08/19/2013 Motion Response DANIEL KRISTOF LAK'S PETITION FOR PAYMENT EXTENSION OF BAR FEES CURRENTLY DUE. 08/19/2013 Motion Response EXTENSION OF TIME TO PAY DISCIPLINARY COSTS 08/12/2013 Motion: Extend Time by Respondent DANIEL KRISTOF LAK'S PETITION FOR PAYMENT EXTENSION OF BAR FEES CURRENTLY DUE. 08/12/2013 Motion: Extend Time by Respondent EXTENSION OF TIME TO PAY DISCIPLINARY COSTS 05/31/2013 Supreme Court Order SUSPENSION STAYED /ACTUAL/PROBATION EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/30/2013

Elder Medi-Cal Fraud?

Isolate your victim from all other family members other than yourself.

Set up your victim's Trust with the assistance of a shyster to benefit you, the abusers.

Obtain Power of Attorney over all of your victim's affairs.

Hide real estate transactions, slander real estate titles.

Take out a reverse mortgage on your own home and then have your victim gift it back to you a few months later.

Empty all of your victims bank accounts, search their home too.

Lie, obstruct, abuse, commit fraud and undue influence.

Place your 92-year-old victim in an undisclosed convalescent hospital against their will, and sign them up for Medi-Cal when you know damn well that your victim has medical insurance.

The hospital then charges Medi-Cal for services and once your victim dies in said undisclosed convalescent hospital the state goes after your deceased victim's spouse's estate for repayment of Medi-Cal expenses via a Creditor's Claim once your victim's spouse dies.

Refuse to repay your victim's estate in excess of $235,000.00 as order by the Court, take over your victim's real estate and go laughing all the way to the bank because you know that you will never be prosecuted for criminal elder abuse, theft and fraud!

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BACKGROUND:

Rob & Kill Daddy Then, Throw Momma Under the Bus
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2010/06/rob-daddy-and-throw-momma-under-bus.html

ELDER ABUSE, WHO DIDN'T I TELL?
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2010/11/commitment-to-daddy.html

A Commitment To Daddy, Before & After
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2011/02/commitment-to-daddy-before-after.html

Fuller Decision
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/06/fuller-decision.html

Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Elder Abuse, Financial Elder Abuse, Undue Influence, Theft
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/07/conspiracy-to-commit-fraud-elder-abuse.html

California Bar, Re: Complaint, Daniel Kristof Lak
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/07/california-bar-re-complaint-daniel-k-lak.html

"FOLLOW THE MONEY!" $$$
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/08/follow-money.html

Fiona Cherrie, Notary Public
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/11/fiona-cherrie-notary-public.html

Alleged THELSEY L. FULLER - Documents, Fiona Cherrie - Notary
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/11/t-l-fuller-documents-fiona-cherrie.html

Daniel K. Lak, Suspended by the Bar
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2013/01/daniel-k-lak-suspended-by-bar.html

1916 Belhaven Ave - Confirm Sale - Tomorrow, 31 July 2013

Sons of Bitches!

Zestimate: $203,584

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1916-N-Belhaven-Ave-Los-Angeles-CA-90059/20991543_zpid/

Case Number:  BP135381
FULLER, EDWINA - DECEDENT

Filing Date:  06/27/2012
Case Type:  Letters of Administration (General Jurisdiction)
Status:  Pending
Future Hearings 

07/31/2013 at 08:30 am in department 5 at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
CONFIRM SALE OF REAL PROPERTY(1916 NORTH BELHAVEN AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90059)


Probate Notes

Department    LA    5     Court Convened at:    08:30 AM    07/31/2013

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Honorable Commissioner David J. Cowan
M. Dewey , Deputy County Clerk     M. Manskar , Deputy Sheriff 
Linda Biche, CSR 3359 , Reporter

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BP135381       1001     FULLER, EDWINA - DECEDENT     
Letters of Administr  

CONFIRM SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Petitioner(s): Fuller, Steven  

Attorney(s): Randall, Teddie J., Esq.  

Continuance Number: 1     Continuance From: Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Last Date Changed: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12:27 PM

Last Note Changed By: PSHIRREF

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To clear probate notes "filed documents" must be submitted to Rm 429, within time frames set forth in Rule 4.4 (b) of LASC Rules. You may contact the Probate Attorney or Probate Examiner whose E-Mail address appears at the end of these notes, subject to compliance with all conditions governing the use of Interactive E-Mail. E-mail Rules are available on the Court's web site at www.LASuperiorCourt.org.

PRIOR ORDERS: Cont to 7/31/13

Petn filed 6/4/13

REVIEWED FROM IMAGED FILE ONLY

OTHER CASES: BP 099211 (Consorshp of Edwina Fuller); BP 118616 (Estate of Thelsey Fuller); BP 122665 (Thelsey Fuller Trust)

SUMMARY:
1916 North Belhaven Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90059 (undivided 50% interest)
APN: 6134-030-040

TERMS: Cash, AS IS

O/B 76,625
A 97,500 (appraisal)
S 72,500
C 5% exclusively to Gilleran Griffin Realtors
B Current is 6,000; requests addt'l 67,000

MATTERS TO CLEAR:
A) Reappraisal to be filed per para 3d of petn

Ntc to buyer Enduravest Partners, LLC ok
Ntc (incl spec ntc Kathleen Hazan, Esq. and William George) ok
Exposure to market ok
Pub ok

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OBJECTIONS FILED 7/1/13
OBJECTOR Shirley Carol Ritchey
ATTORNEY Anthony P. Martin, Esq.

SUMMARY:
Objr is daughter

ARGUMENT: Objr is 75 y.o. and has been permanently disabled since 1999; diagnosed with lupus in 1998. Objr currently resides in the subject r/p. Objr alleges she was allowed to live rent-free on the r/p with the consent of her parents. In 7/03, she began paying rent of 300/mo; rent was used for decd's care. Objr paid rent on a regular basis until 7/12. Objs to sale of r/p; argues that it is premature bc debts and expenses of admin have yet to be fully determined. Consorshp proceedings have not yet terminated, so the interest in the r/p remains titled in name of consorshp. Thus, petnr is not in a position to sell the interest in the r/p. Petnr as consor obtained a judgment against Thelsey Fuller in amount of 107,692.30; the order is on appeal. Acct in consorshp was continued from 6/27/13 to 7/16/13 in D-11.

MATTERS TO CLEAR:
A) Prayer for relief is unclear re Thelsey Fuller Revocable Trust r/p - what is specifically prayed for? supp required to state specific prayer
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RELIEF:
1) JTD confirm sale - COMMENT: defer pending clearing of note A (reappraisal)

2) OBJS/JTD vacate sale - COMMENT: rec DWOP; there is no sale to vacate
3) OBJ/SJTD deny confirmation of sale
4) OBJS/JTD prohibit sale until:
a) consorshp is terminated
b) appeal matters have been resolved
c) r/p belonging to Thelsey L. Fuller Revocable Trust, dtd 7/23/08, located at 8625 S. 12th Avenue, Inglewood ___________ - see note A for objs

PA COMMENTS: See remaining notes and objs; NOTE: Decl filed 7/30/13 by Patrick Barnitt, as succ tee of the Thelsey L. Fuller Revocable Trust, states that he authorizes the sale of the trust's 50% interest in the subject r/p to be sold concurrently with the 50% by the estate. Such request cannot be granted, as the petition is to sell the estate's 50% interest. No ntc to tr benes of intention to sell trust's interest.

pshirreffs@lasuperiorcourt.org
PS 6/27/13 7/29/13

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RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION:

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Order to be Prepared By     Clerk:     Attorney:

Relatives, Friends Most Often Behind Abuse Of Elderly

  Broken trust

by Todd South

When the scion of one of Chattanooga’s most distinguished families admitted last week that he drained the accounts and mortgaged the home of his dementia-addled sister, the event underscored a grave truth — most exploitation of the elderly and disabled occurs at the hands of those closest to them.

On Tuesday, George “Zeb” Patten Jr., 48, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft over $10,000 in Hamilton County Criminal Court. Judge Rebecca Stern ordered him to pay $100,000 restitution over the next six years to his sister’s estate while he serves probation.

His sister, Terry Alice Patten, died last year from complications of early-onset dementia.

The siblings are descendants of the Patten family, which included brothers Zeboim Cartter Patten and George Washington Patten. The family has connections to Chattem, Patten Towers, Coca-Cola Bottling and other historical backbone businesses of the region.

Research nationally and in Tennessee shows that elders and the disabled are increasingly victims of financial exploitation and that much of the time it is family or close friends committing the abuse.

A 2009 study by the National Center on Elder Abuse showed 90 percent of overall elder abuse — physical, sexual, financial — was committed by family members.

Financial exploitation specifically was done by family 34 percent of the time.

The same group analyzed reported incidents of elder abuse for a three-month period in 2010 and estimated $2.9 billion was taken from the elderly, a 12 percent increase from 2008.

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LEARN MORE:  http://timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jul/29/broken-trust-relatives-friends-most-often-behind-a/

Daniel Kristof Lak should be singing the blues

Published on Apr 8, 2013

Greg Vail Sax - vocals, Daniel Kristof Lead Vocals - guitar, Anthony Terrezza Lead Guitar - vocals, Alan Dermo Bass, Wayne McCartney guitar, Victor - Drums

Maybe he will if he's caught violating his suspension to practice law in the state of California.

Happy Birthday, There Is No Peace

Mr. Thelsey L. Fuller [Daddy]

02 JUN 1917 - 26 AUG 2009

Mrs. Edwina J. Fuller [Momma]

20 AUG 1917 - 02 JUN 2012

YOUR ABUSERS ARE STILL AT LARGE!

WHO DIDN'T I TELL?

Fuller v. Fuller et al. B241450 - NO BRIEF!

Conservatorship of Edwina Fuller v. Fuller et al. Division 8

Case Number B241450 It would appear that the defendant's attorney has failed to file their brief in/on time. AGAIN!!! It's really amazing what some people are able to get away with. Dang.

2nd Appellate District
Court data last updated: 05/17/2013 8:05 PM Case Summary Docket Briefs Scheduled Actions Disposition Parties and Attorneys Trial Court Briefs
Conservatorship of Edwina Fuller v. Fuller et al. Division 8 Case Number B241450 Brief Due Date Date Filed Party and Attorney Notes Appeal dismissed for failure to file opening brief. 12/14/2012 Defendant and Appellant: Robert Fuller Attorney: Paul Kujawsky Defendant and Appellant: Doris Fuller Attorney: Paul Kujawsky  FROM B241452  Appellant's opening brief. 05/16/2013 Defendant and Appellant: Robert Fuller Defendant and Appellant: Doris Fuller Attorney: Paul Kujawsky

http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/briefing.cfm?dist=2&doc_id=2015247&doc_no=B241450

Elderly Couple's Tale Of Abuse Not So Uncommon

By: Rebecca Blatt // May 3, 2013


James and Etta Jennings moved to the Forest Hill neighborhood of Richmond in 1959.   They were young - just married - and the first owners of their red brick ranch house.   They had children and then grandchildren, who gathered in their family room for holidays and learned to swim in their backyard pool.

But when their granddaughter, Jeannie Beidler, approached the home on July 27, 2010, she was confronted by a grim reality.   Paramedics, police and Adult Protective Services social workers were on the scene.

"You could smell the stench of urine and feces," she says, standing at the foot of the driveway.   "From this point, we already knew what we were about to walk into."

The Jennings' son, Beidler's uncle, was supposed to be caring for them, but it became clear very quickly that something had gone horribly wrong.   The Jennings were living without running water or even a fan.   James was confined to a chair.   His blood pressure was high and he was fading in and out of consciousness.   Etta was living on a broken bed crawling with maggots.

Read more here:  http://wamu.org/news/13/05/03/Elderly-Couples-Tale-Of-Abuse-Not-So-Uncommon

  

14 Signs of Financial Elder Abuse

June 3rd, 2010. By Kristine B

There are few things we at LawyersandSettlements.com cover that are as heartbreaking as financial elder abuse. The stories about senior citizens who have worked their entire lives to care for family members while ensuring that they, themselves, would be financially stable in their later years—only to have loved ones steal from them—arouse a combination of fury and sadness. The sad truth is that very few incidents of elder abuse are ever reported by the senior, leaving it up to other family members or close friends to figure out what’s going on.

The sad truth also is that in difficult economic times when many are facing financial hardship, sometimes the “easiest” route to some cash flow can involve the proverbial apple going back to the tree—uninvited. That’s why now, more than ever, it’s important to be aware of the signs of elder abuse and protect those who may be victimized.

This week, Pleading Ignorance examines financial elder abuse, signs it’s occurring and what you can do.

 Financial elder abuse occurs when someone (a loved one, a close friend or even a stranger) preys on a senior citizen and cheats the senior out of money or property. It is a heinous crime and one that goes vastly under reported. The senior may be embarrassed at having been swindled,

may be afraid of retaliation if the abuser is a family member or caregiver, may be conflicted about reporting a family member to the authorities or may be unable to comprehend that he was, indeed, the victim of a crime. 

Seniors have lost their life savings, their homes, their valued jewelry or other property to abusers. At the same time, the abuser may take advantage of the senior’s condition by providing less care than is necessary or putting the senior in a care home that doesn't meet the senior’s needs. 

I’m fairly certain there’s a special place in hell for those who would do this to their elder family members. But before they get their due from a higher power, there are some signs to be aware of right here, right now, in order to help someone who may be the victim of elder abuse.

In many cases it’s up to family and friends to discover the wrongdoing and file a complaint. In the situation of Brooke Astor, a New York socialite and philanthropist, the victim’s grandson filed a complaint against his father—Astor’s son—alleging that Astor wasn’t being properly cared for even though she could afford a high quality of care. In the end, charges were laid against Astor’s son, he was found guilty and sentenced to time in jail. 

The financial abuse may not have ever been discovered if Astor’s grandson hadn't filed a complaint. 

Read more: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/14-signs-of-financial-elder-abuse-03833.html

Abuser Arrested, stole $6,222 from 89-year-old

ROCK HILL — A York woman has been charged with exploiting a vulnerable adult in Rock Hill after police say she defrauded an elderly man in her care over the course of several months.

Marianne Joan Silvers, 48, of 118 Providence Place, is charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult, according to a Rock Hill Police report. She was arrested Tuesday, but released from jail on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.

Last month, York County’s office of the Department of Social Services gave Rock Hill Police documents showing that a Bank of America investigator found that 33 checks were cashed in the name of an 89-year-old resident of Park Pointe Village retirement community in Rock Hill, according to a Rock Hill Police report.

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/04/17/4782384/rock-hill-caretaker-accused-of.html#storylink=cpy

This is how abuser are handled in York County, South Carolina...

THEY ARE ARRESTED!

Not so, in Los Angeles County, California...
SEEK A CIVIL REMEDY!


"Who didn't I tell"
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2010/11/commitment-to-daddy.html

"Follow the MONEY!"
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/08/follow-money.html

Sheriff Seeks Woman Accused of Elder Abuse

Walnut Sheriff's Station Seeks Woman Accused of Elder Abuse

The alleged crimes happened in Rowland Heights, when officials say the woman took hundreds of thousands of dollars from her elderly father-in-law after his wife died.
By Renee Schiavone

Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help in tracking down a Rowland Heights woman who is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her father-in-law, selling his home and draining his retirement accounts, officials said Monday.

The 55-year-old woman, identified as Hang Nguyen Vu, is said to be driving a 2012 dark grey Toyota Prius with a California license plate of 6UCU282.

According to sheriff's Sergeant Rich Peña, Vu misappropriated $350,000 from the elderly man.

"Shortly after the elderly victim's wife passed, the suspect began to care for the father-in-law, selling his home and emptying his retirement accounts," Peña said.

Read more: DiamondBar-WalnutPatch

Former Judge, Attorney Robert Browning Pleads "No Contest" To Elder Abuse Charges

Forest Grove attorney Robert Andrew Browning pleaded no contest in Washington County Circuit Court on Tuesday to 13 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment.

Before Presiding Judge Kirsten Thompson, Assistant Attorney General Matt McCauley outlined the case against Browning, who has previously been a municipal court judge in North Plains and Gaston.

A grand jury indicted Browning in September after a two-year investigation into the financial exploitation of Browning's mother and former mother-in-law. Browning was charged with 14 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment; McCauley dismissed one of those counts Tuesday.

Between 2007 and 2009, McCauley said, Browning held power of attorney for both his mother, Josephine "Alice" Browning, and his former mother-in-law, Laura Sullivan. Both women, now deceased, were in residential care facilities at the time and had dementia, McCauley said.

Browning moved money from both women's bank accounts into his own accounts on numerous occasions, McCauley said. The money transfers and withdrawals ranged from $1,000 to $45,000, McCauley said, and Browning spent none of that money on the victims' care. 

Read more: 
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2013/04/forest_grove_attorney_robert_b_1.html

See also:
http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2011/09/judge-charged-with-elder-abuse.html

http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/09/former-judge-faces-more-charges-in.html

"I haven't seen that in 40 years." Doris Fuller Stewart

16219 S. Bradfield Ave, Compton, CA - Trust Asset ?

4 Q Ms. Fuller, do you have any original deeds
5 to -- or the original deed or deeds to the property at
6 16219 South Bradfield Avenue in Compton?
7 MR. LAK: We're objecting to that document
8 request on the grounds of relevance.
9 MS. BURRELL: Well, it's -- your objection is
10 noted. But it's listed as an asset on Mr. Fuller's
11 trust, as we'll get to. So I believe --
12 MR. LAK: You can answer the question, Doris.
13 MS. BURRELL: -- it's relevant.
14 THE WITNESS: That is not true. That was a
15 mistake.
16 BY MS. BURRELL:
17 Q Well, we'll get there.
18 MR. LAK: Doris, just answer the question that
19 she's asking.
20 BY MS. BURRELL:
21 Q We'll get there.
22 A Okay.
23 Q I'm just asking for now whether you have a copy
24 of the original deed for that property?
25 A Somewhere.
Page 20

1 Q Okay. Will you look for that and supply me
2 with -- a copy will be fine -- by March 18th, when you
3 supply the rest of the documents?
4 A I'll look.
5 Q Okay.
6 MR. LAK: And just to -- so the witness
7 understands, Doris, she's looking for the original; so
8 it would have to have an original signature.
9THE WITNESS: I haven't seen that in 40
10 years.
11 MR. LAK: Okay.
12 MS. BURRELL: I will accept an original -- as
13 you can see on Item 8, it says an original or a copy if
14 no original is available. A copy would be just fine.
15 MR. LAK: Well, the witness has just stated she
16 hasn't seen the deed for 40 years. So --

I'm thinking if one takes out a reverse mortgage on their property wouldn't they need the deed?

http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2011/03/16219.html



http://benamarine.blogspot.com/2012/10/formal-real-estate-fraud-complaint.html



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