My brother (6)

 From searching the internet.  

Why False Affidavits in Probate Go Unpunished — and Why That Should Concern Us All

In Canadian law, swearing a false affidavit is supposed to be a serious offence — it’s called perjury, and it’s a crime under section 131 of the Criminal Code. But if you’ve ever been involved in an estate dispute, you may have noticed something strange: even when someone lies under oath, nothing happens.

This isn’t a rare occurrence. In probate litigation — where family members are often battling things perceived or real.  — false affidavits have become commonplace. People swear statements that are knowingly misleading or outright untrue, often to tilt the court process in their favour. And yet, no one is ever charged.

That’s not because the law doesn't apply. Perjury technically applies in civil cases, including estate matters. But in practice, the system turns a blind eye. Prosecutors don’t lay charges. Judges don’t refer matters for investigation. Lawyers may raise an eyebrow, but few take formal steps. The lie gets absorbed into the process, like a stain no one bothers to clean. And the lie is believed.

The result? A quiet but dangerous message is being sent:

If you’re in probate court, and you think lying might help — go ahead, especially if your lawyer present the lie in an affidavit, so you rationalize it must be okay.

This is devastating if you have your own lawyer or not. Without the resources to have your lawyer prove it, hire investigators or cross-examine professionally, the lie becomes nonconsequential.  Even when the falsehood is obvious, the court will call it a “credibility issue” or a “misunderstanding” rather than what it really is: a calculated abuse of the system.

This isn’t just a problem of legal technicality. It’s a problem of principle. When people can lie in sworn affidavits without consequence, as it is a civil lie rather than a criminal lie, the very idea of justice starts to erode. Truth becomes optional. The courtroom turns into a battleground where strategy beats honesty — and that’s not a justice system. That’s a game.

Probate litigation is already emotionally and financially exhausting. But when the courts tolerate false sworn statements — especially from those in positions of advantage — it deepens the unfairness. And it tells the public that the law doesn’t apply equally, even when it should.

It’s time to name this problem for what it is. If perjury isn’t enforced in probate, then let’s be honest and say so. But if we still believe in the importance of truth in the courtroom, then the justice system must prove it — not with words, but with action.

My brother (5)

 In my brother's affidavit he swore that I was a prolific litigator.  He cites a number of court files I had (46). I do not recognize most of them, maybe actions were started and never served on me.  Or maybe there are more than one Audrey Laferriere in Vancouver.  One was a bankruptcy.  I was never bankrupt. Leah filed a  document re this estate (dispute notice) and it was never served on me. Later after I discovered it six months later I asked Ron about it and he said he did not know anything about it. So it happens. Same with Jenny, her lawyers signed documents which she did not know about.

When I read the paragraph about me being a prolific litigator, I was dumbfounded.  How low can Leah get.  For what reason I do not know.  I suspect it was to tell the court that since I was such a prolific litigator, I would know what I waa doing to make sure that Ron did not get his inheritance as I knew how to delay the probate. Therefore it was planned that I pay special costs. And who is to pay for this stupidity, of course, me, as my application was dismissed because I did not follow court rules.

I remembering asking for an adjournment and I was given two days, not enough time to counter Ron's and Jenny's affidavits. But when Candace wanted an adjournment, a one month adjournment was given. Jenny's affidavit was 56 pages long and Ron's 9 pages. I also was terribly ill during this time and had to travel by bus from Vancouver to Kamloops and from Kamloops to Vancouver and then from Vancouver to Kamloops.. There was no way I could have done what had to be done within two days. The learning curve would take me at least two months. I would also have had to produce a binder that was 151 pages long 4 copies with a cover page, 11 tabs, index. Try to do that when you do not even have a proper printer/photocopy machine.  A binder for the court contains all documents that have to be in a three-ring binder and must be delivered two days before the hearing. I am in Vancouver and the registry is in Kamloops. Impossible.

I note on the first page (the style of cause) I never cited Rockey's name. I do not know how the probate  registry could have filed it.  The most important party is not mentioned. If I really knew what I was doing I would have included Rockey's name in the style of cause.

All this over three assets.  A fee simple property, a customized van, and monies in a trust account.  

My brother (4)

 I have never been good at puzzles, jokes, or interpreting subtle hints.  I did not understand why my brother would swear in an affidavit that I hated him and I wanted to delay the probate so he would not get his inheritance in a timely way.  I do not hate anyone, my siblings do not hate me.  We come from a dysfunctional family, we just talk like we hate each other.

The lawyers had my brother sign the affidavit because they wanted it in the record to say that the application I did to revoke the estate grant had an improper motive.  And this would create a reason  for special costs that I would have to pay.  Special costs is serious money.  It was the lawyers who asked for special costs. They did not have to. I doubt that Ron or Jenny understood what the lawyers were doing.  

I lost the application because I did not follow the rules. 

The application was for the estate grant be revoked because important documents were not served on all the parties, transparency was absent. No due process.

My brother (3)

 I still cannot understand why his lawyer felt it necessary to have my brother submit an affidavit at great legal expense to the court, stating that I hated him. An affidavit that I have been ordered to pay for. How would that hasten my brother's modest windfall inheritance? How can a brother do this to a sibling? It doesn't make sense. And his sanitizing of his Facebook page doesn't make sense to me either. And I am not allowed to speak with my brother for clarification, as his lawyer will not permit it. What are we dealing with? A threat of terrorism, a threat to national security. This behaviour by my brother and his lawyer is very perplexing. It must be WESA the author of the BC probate industrial complex. It is alive and well in British Columbia.

My brother (2)

 I just realized that my brother who is deficient in integrity has been sending all my emails that I sent to him direct to Leah Card and she has used them to ask for special costs. Leah had my brother sign an affidavit which was perjurious. And rather than recanting or seeking a second opinion he ran to Leah.  And Gretta his wife was witness to the conversation that never happened.

I do not understand how is committing perjury going to hasten the probate process. Ron's mantra has always been I just want it (the probate) over with.  

My brother

 I was accused that I was delaying the estate probate because I hated my brother.  What a stupid statement that my brother's lawyer (Leah Card) put into an affidavit and to that affidavit my brother blindly signed.  No one asked me if I hated my brother  He doesn't have much integrity but that does not mean I HATE him to the point that I will make sure he will not get his windfall inheritance. 

I should mention that I am 80 years old and my brother is 79 years old.  What makes Leah think.

Fox in a henhouse.

Jenny's appointment as administrator was akin to putting a fox in a henhouse.

Finally.

 After my ordeal on Wesdnesay, court appearance opposing a taxation proposal by my exlawyer, I am finally starting to feel better.  As I age it takes me longer to calm down.  The uncertainty of attending a court hearing is very upsetting. The unexpected might happen. The day before the hearing I discovered that service was improper so the matter was adjourned. I still had to attend the hearing as there was no guarantee that the court would adjourn the matter. What a terrible waste of time and money.  I wonder if I can ask for costs from my exlawyer for the inconvenience to my person.  A week of my life gone.  

Forgotten: an email sent December 9 2024

Audrey Laferriere <audreyjlaferriere@gmail.com>

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Revoking Estate Grant June 27 2024 3 messages

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Audrey Laferriere <audreyjlaferriere@gmail.com>	Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 8:53 AM
To: Jenny mead <jennymead722@gmail.com>, Candace Cates <ccates@cfselaw.ca>, lcard@fultonco.com, Cassandra Douma <douma@mussiogoodman.com>
Prior to filing the affidavit in support of my request to have the estate grant revocation hearing on 16 December 2024, I am sending you the body so you are aware of my points. I welcome any comments. Affidavit December 8 2024 xxx   A F F I D A V I T   That I (Audrey) of Vancouver BC make oath and say as follows:   That the Estate Grant sealed by Registrar’s signature on June 27 2024 be revoked. Due process was not followed.   That Audrey disputed Jenny’s P1.  Audrey’s P1 was not resolved by a court hearing so the Estate Grant should not have been sealed by signature of the registrar on June 27, 2024. The registry relies on lawyers not to serve P1s or file P2s if there are disputes.  Disputes do not need to be in the form of a P29.   That Jenny was not authorized to file the P1/P2 as there were multiple P1s and only one applicant could file the P1.   Jenny’s P1 was not served on the Public Guardian and Trustee, the Committee of Estate.   That there was a conflict of interest that could bias decisions made by the administrator. (Estate Settlement Agreement).   That prior to August 15, 2023 the Defendant (Jenny) wanted the Plaintiff (Audrey) to be the administrator and continued until Candace was hired.   Jenny is approxiately 70 years old and weighs 80 pounds.  Jenny by her own admission, is in ill health and did not want to be the administrator.  Jenny suffering from PTSD makes decision-making difficult. And she tends to avoid things. Avoidance is a common trait for those with PTSD.    I agreed to be the administrator of the Estate on the condition that if or when Jenny was up to it, we could then co-administer the Estate together.      On August 15, 2023 Audrey mailed a P1 to the interested parties. No one opposed the application.    In answer to Ron’s P1, after speaking with Jenny she said she did not want Ron to be the administrator, Audrey filed a Dispute Note on September 12, 2023 reflecting this.  I also did not want Ron to be the administrator.  I had experience with him and I believed he lacked integrity.  Exhibit          On September 19, 2023 a P1 was mailed naming Ron and Jenny as co-applicants. Jenny said that she had no knowledge of the P1 being issued. She reitereated to me that she did not want to co-administer the Estate with Ron.   After Jenny hired Candace in January 2024, Jenny mailed a P1 on May 8, 2024 to the beneficiaries with an Estate Settlement Agreement. The letter said that there was urgency to sign the Estate Settlement Agreement.   The Estate Settlement Agreement was drafted by Candace in collaboration with Leah, the lawyer for Ron.   There was no mention of I being the administrator or co-administrator.  I was deeply concerned as I believed Jenny could not be the administrator alone. She was not qualified.   On May 10, 2024, the Plaintiff phoned Jenny and Jenny said apologetically that she was pressured to sign the P1 and the Estate Settlement Agreement.    Audrey emailed Candace accusing her of coercing Jenny to do the P1 and coercing her to agree to the Estate Settlement Agreement.   I believed having my P1, Jenny’s P1 could not advance unless a court intervened as there were now multiple applicants and only one could file the P2. The most qualified would be chosen.   I told Candace I was disputing the P1 and the Estate Settlement Agreement. I told her of my agreement with Jenny that we were going to be co-administrators.   The Estate Settlement Agreement was STARTLING in that among things it contained the clause. Neither Jenny nor her family shall be required to pay any kind of rent or other payments or compensation to the Estate on account of their occupation and use of the Property for any period prior to or after the date of the Deceased’s death. Paragraph 11. Exhibit    Even the suggestion of free rent for Jenny and her family would mean that there was a conflict so Jenny should not be the administrator. No rent has been paid by Jenny or her daughter’s family since December 2022 and the utilities approximating $1,000 a month are currently being paid by the Estate.    Jenny’s P1 was not served on the Public Guardian and Trustee, who was the representative of the Deceased. Neither was the Estate Settlement Agreement. The PGT was the Deceased’s representative and his Committee of Estate.  The PGT was the Estate’s interim administrator.    Although Candace knew I was disputing Jenny’s P1 and had just hired a lawyer, she on May 31 2024 filed a P2 package in the probate registry.   The P2 package was not served on me.   The P2 package was not served on the Public Guardian and Trustee.   The P2 should not have been filed as the Audrey’s P1 stood in the way of filing the P2.  Only one applicant has the authority to file a P2.  In cases of multiple applicants the court has to first decide who is the best qualified and Candace skipped that step.   On June 27, 2024 the Estate Grant was sealed by signature of the Registrar.  I was not advised of this.   On October 16 2024 the Estate Grant was released from the probate registry by precipe upon payment of the probate fees.     I was not served the P2 which was a violation of due process.  This prevented me from knowing what was going on and also prevented me from questioning/disputing the P2 package if there were errors. Serving the P2 is a necessary check by the interested parties to detect errors/fraud before the stamping of the estate grant not after it. Misunderstandings that could gain costly lawyer fees would be minimalized.   Neither the P1 nor the P2 was served on the Public Guardian and Trustee, who was the Committee of Estate of the deceased and who had a statutory duty to manage the estate.  The Public Guardian and Trustee would have had an opinion if Jenny should become the administrator as the PGT was involved in a dispute with Ron and Jenny in 1992 (Kamloops SC8654) over who should be Rockey’s committee of estate and committee of person.  This dispute fueled the existing toxicity between Jenny and Ron. The PGT decided Jenny should be the Committee of Person and the PGT would become the Committee of Estate. The toxicity after the petition continues to this day.  In all probability, the PGT would have advised that neither Jenny nor Ron should be administrator to this Estate, either jointly or singularly as their toxicity would in all likelihood negatively affect the probate.   Audrey relied on the Public Guardian and Trustee to look after the estate as an interim administer.   I did not want Jenny to be the administrator because (1) she did not want to be (2) she was not qualified and (3) she was coerced to be the P1 applicant (4) was coerced to approve the Estate Settlement Agreement.  Although the ESA was to her benefit, she was nevertheless coerced.  The ESA was a collaboration made by Candace and Leah.   From May 2024 to now, I tried unsuccessfully to contact Jenny and Ron. I was told by the lawyers I could contact the beneficiaries even though they had lawyers.  Later this was rescinded.  I wanted to know what was going on and why they were opposed me being administrator.  I advised them of the conflict and that due service was neglected.   I was threatened (May 2024) by Candace that if I did not consent to withdrawing my Dispute Notice against Ron that I would have to pay solicitor-client costs as she was going to make an application to the court.  I was also threatened multiple times by my lawyer if I attempted to dispute anything further it would drain the estate of its assets.  I was facing reverse extortion. If I did nothing I would not have to pay but if I did something I would have to pay.   I found these threats untenable.  They caused me much upset, anxiety and disbelief.  I had to allow unethical behavior to go unnoticed to protect the estate from bankruptcy.  I had to allow an administrator to administer the estate when she was unsuited.  I had to overlook due process violations. And, I had little hope of hiring another lawyer as it would be very difficult.  Lawyers do not want to do estates unless all the interested parties are on board.  Jenny was able to get multiple lawyers as her in-law is the former mayor of Kamloops and now its MLA.  Candace’s firm has billed more than $1,000,000 for work they did for the City. To quiet me, Wes sent me a bill dated October 3, 2024.  It was for $5,324.86 which I considered exorbitant, a sign of my pending in penury.  The writing was on the wall.  Anything further would be insane. It would drain the estate and cause me financial ruin. There was no mention that my lawyer tried to pause the estate grant. He must have known that Candace had filed the P2 and everyone was waiting for the Estate Grant.  From the two conversations I had with Cassandra it was as if her comments were premised on the fact that the Estate Grant was probably already sealed. The Estate Grant would stop further disputes as the expense would be unrealistic to persue.  Wes made no effort to resolve my concerns.  He said that since the beneficiaries objected to me being administrator, it would never happen.  Not true, choosing an administrator is not a popularity contest, it is who is the best qualified.  Jenny by her own admission said she was not suitable and did not want to be the administrator.  Jenny’s prior lawyers (James and Shahdin) both pushed for Jenny to co-administer the estate with Ron and when they realized that it was not going to happen, they fired her.  After Shahdin fired Jenny, Leah then proposed that Jenny administer the estate alone with the blessing of Ron. Bewildering. Candace ignored my P1.  I was told if I tried to exercise my rights/concerns, the majority would win.  Not true. Ron had groomed the Willett girls who took no interest in the estate but provided them misleading information.  Threatening me with something that might not happen is fraud. I was being threatened not to expose unethical behaviors and due process errors.   As nothing was happening on the estate, I decided to start collecting information for the P2 which I intended to file. I had no knowledge that a P2 was already filed and my efforts made me look like an idiot.   On September 6, 2024 I sent Candance an email.  Knowing something was amiss, Candace should have paused the final release of the P19.   But instead she had the estate grant released on September 16 2024 by precipe upon the expiry of my Dispute Note against Ron.  However, that expiry note had no bearing on my dispute pertained to Jenny’s P1.  Since my dispute regarding Jenny was not resolved, then the dispute was outstanding.  The Estate Grant should not have been signed or released.    Because my dispute was not documented by filing a P29 that did not mean my dispute was moot and Candace knew that. The registry relies on the lawyers to make sure no surprises happen, like disputes surfacing or disputes not being resolved before the estate grant is sealed or date stamped. It relies on lawyers not to dupe the registry.  The estate grant should not stand.   Up until last week I was emailing asking Jenny to resign because of the unethical behaviour of her lawyer.  The Estate Grant was obtained by fraud. I suggested we go back to our original agreement that I be the administrator or we co-administer the estate. She never responded.   Not only did Candace know there were issues not resolved, but so did Leah, the lawyer for Ron, and Wes/Cassandra, the lawyer for the Plaintiff and the Public Guardian and Trustee.  They knew the drill as to when the estate grant would most likely be sealed and they deliberately waited until Ron’s Notice of Dispute expired. Candace should have made a court application to cancel my Dispute Note against Ron as she threatened. After an Estate Grant is sealed, it is exponentially difficult to revoke. Catch-me-if-you-can. This type of unethical behavior is systemic among estate lawyers. It erodes public trust.  It is stealth.  It is trickery.   I was advised that I only had thirty days to file an application to revoke the Estate Grant.  I filed one with a hearing date being December 16, 2024.     There was conflict/confusion as well as who was the lawyer for Jenny and who was the lawyer for the estate.  Candace said she was the lawyer for Jenny yet she performed functions that a lawyer for the estate would do.   A lawyer’s duty is to uphold the law and the integrity of the legal system.  This means they must follow legal procedures and act ethically.  They cannot engage in or condone illegal or unethical behavior, even if it might benefit their clients or themselves.   None of the lawyers acted ethically. James and Shahdin abandoned Jenny. Ron told me that he did not want to co-administer with Jenny, it was Leah’s idea. Candace used stealth to get the Estate Grant.   The reason for WESA is for disputes/misunderstandings to be resolved informally before an Estate Grant is sealed. Preferably even before a P1 is served.  Unfortunately, this is not happening.  The philosophy among estate lawyers seem to be catch-me-if-you-can.  Maybe it was that way before WESA 2014. Maybe it is a legal strategy.  Make a scenario happen so that any dispute would be very difficult if not impossible to pursue.  Probate would be made easier for the lawyers. What sane person would take the chance of draining a modest estate of its assets.  Let the unqualified administer, let lawyers bully clients, let due process fall.    Because due process was not followed, and all the lawyers knew it, the Estate Grant should be revoked. The Courts cannot condone the behavior displayed in this probate. Each of the lawyers who condoned this behavior should be estopped from billing their clients.   Whatever the dialogue the fact that the P1 was not served on the PGT, that should be enough to revoke the Estate Grant.

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Odds of living to 100 is 0.03%

 The probability of living to 100 years old in British Columbia, Canada, is relatively low but gradually increasing. As of recent data, centenarians make up about 0.03% of the Canadian population, meaning that for every 100,000 people, approximately 30 reach their 100th birthday.

British Columbia has one of the highest life expectancies in Canada, with women living an average of 84.7 years and men around 80.5 years. Factors that influence longevity include genetics, healthcare access, lifestyle choices, and environmental conditions.

Costs of a funeral is getting expensive.  I was quoted $20,000.

And I was advised today that I need surgery and there will be an additional cost of $5,000.

Moving to Kamloops

 When I get better I have decided that I will move to Kamloops. I liked the smallness of the City rather than Vancouver.  

Can lawyers pervert WESA.

 Any comments on experiences wherein lawyers have perverted WESA please let me know.

audreyjlaferriere@gmail.com   778.689.2276

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Lawyers who cannot be trusted.

 Yesterday I received an email from the agent for Candace Cates that I should consult with a lawyer as I did not understand why I had to sign an Order that I did not agree with.  Now within 24 hours she has changed her mind and demand that I sign the Order without giving me the opportunity to consult with a lawyer.  I have asked the other parties to the estate to fire both Canadace Cates and Leah Card. 

Hate.

 I was told that I hated my family.  I do not hate anyone.  However, my family is hateful.  They do whatever it takes to get a piece of silver and they do not care who they covet.  There is no honesty, there is no truth. There is no integrity. 

I am still very ill.  I feel very uncomfortable.  I feel very weak.  

February 7 2025

I was at a hearing today.  I should not have gone as I was not well.  Anyways I lost.  I did not do the right technical stuff.  

I feel that I was raped because I wore a short skirt.  

I do not know the details but then Candace true to form hasn't sent me a summary but then why should she.  We are suppose to be working together and Candace's idea of working together is to ignore me.  

February 3 2025 Kamloops hearing, a disappointment

 I was at a short hearing asking for an adjournment addressing among things false affidavits Jenny and Ron filed in the Kamloops Court house January 13 2025. That did not do seem to make a difference.  Canadace/Leah went on and on that the estate was being delayed. What a joke that is when, in fact, Jenny and her family wants the estate to be delayed so they could continue to live on the property rent-free for at least another year. Maybe longer as no one is going to buy the property unless it gets cleaned up as it smells like a barn. There would not be any delay if Jenny just resigned from being administrator because she was not qualified and she and her family were in a serious conflict of interest.  Procedurally due process was not done. Everthing was fine until Candace got hired telling Jenny that she could get more than what she was entitled to.What I do not understand is what does Ron expect to get out of this at this late date. He believed that he was going to be the administrator but that did not happen. He attempted to have the property listed. All the interested parties say they want the matter over with it.  How can that possibly happen. . And how can Candace and Leah who are officers of the court allow untruthful and irrelevant information to be part of affidavits filed in the court registry?  This information was included to distract from the fact that the estate is being defrauded. Both Candace and Leash should be disbarred.  We expect more from lawyers.   

Constructive conspiracy to defraud an estate of money.

 I was told by a retired professional, there is nothing to stop an adminiatrator/executor from opening a trust account, put the proceeds of the sale of assets in it, then withdraw the money and run.. You do not even have to disappear, you can explain that the money was spent.  If there is no money what can the beneficiaries do. 

A trip to Kamloops

 I had to go to Kamloops on Sunday. It takes a lot of time even for such a short distance. One day travelling there, one day travelling back, and the days recovering after the hearing. I am still not over the exhaustion of it all. Being old is not the place to be. 

I am very angry over what is happening. Two lawyers in Kamloops are not being cooperative and I am finding myself having to go to Kamloops because they prefer not to allow me to consent to adjournments. They prefer the cost of going in front of a judge to get an adjournment rather than call me. They are going to get me, and at my age and my limited financial resources, they are. I cannot believe how vicious they are. They know you are vulnerable because of age and history and they do not care. It is their clients attacking me, not them, they are only following instructions. They know the law and they do not have to be kind. They wrote affidavits that their clients signed defaming me. I am sure their clients did not fully understand what they were signing as clients for the most part just sign affidavits because their lawyer told them to do it. Sign here, to get it over with., do not worry about perjury. Perjury is like shoplifting, everyone is doing it and there is no serious consequences. The affidavits contained outrageous ridiculous allegations which were not true. It is hard to describe my anger. The only thing I know is that I am stresed to the point I find it hard to do anything. And to add to the stress, my computer is not functioning the way it should. And using a computer at the library has limitations and is inconvenient.  

Another wasted day of my life

 After reading Jenny's affidavit that she was in good medical health, I went to her FACEBOOK looking for a recent photograph of her which was there showing her being extremely thin. Evidence to prove she was ill. It was taken during the time she told me that she was not well and she could not eat.  She was always tired and had no energy.  She spoke of her future being in a wheelchair.  

What is missing are all photographs of her, her family, her daughter's family, and in particular the wedding she attended when her daughter married into the current MLA for Kamloops' family.  Peter Milobar is into secrecy and confidentiality to the point that he cannot be trusted.  He also was the mayor of Kamloops for three terms.  I would not be surprised if he told Jenny to get rid of anything that could identify that Jenny is part of his family. I am fed up with secrecy to the point it is harmful.  And Candace who is Jenny's lawyer did huge work for the City of Kamloops. . That is why Jenny did not have to pay a $20,000 retainer to Candace, Lawyers are always doing free bono work for relatives of clients if the client is a corporate one with money, money, money. it is called connections. .  But Ron had to pay a $20,000 to Leah. 

 

I have always maintained that Jenny and I should co-administer the Estate. At the beginning Jenny wanted me to be the administrator and I agreed with the proviso if Jenny felt up to it we could co-administer the estate.  Everything would have been dealt with in an upfront clear manner.  Why was this so difficult.  No one could tell me why I could not be co-administer.. I was being judged by a pack of crazy people, no reason, just nothing.. I even proposed at one time that I, Jenny and Ron all of us be co-administrators. No. No. No.  The lawyers only wanted ONE administrator who they could bully.  It is easy to control a dumb naive client. And Candace made the decision that Jenny should be given an unfair portion of the estate.   

And when I tried to get a lawyer in Vancouver, ONYX said that I could not talk to my siblings and ONYX had a four month wait period before they would do anything. 

In the affidavit Candace said that the estate settlement agreement was not an agreement between Jenny and any other beneficiary.  So who was the agreement with;  It is nonsense.  What was the ;purpose of the estate settlement agreement.  If it wasn't among parties how could it be enforced.

When I read the agreement, it screamed at me that it was an open cheque book. And I would like to know why it took Candace and Leah four months to compose it.  There was a reference that it was all Ron's fault as he had issues with Jenny.  On December 21, 2023 he totally supported Jenny to be an administrator, and then he had issues with her being an administrator.  All of us as interested parties should know what issues they were so that we, each of us, could then know what is going on and not just wait and allow the open cheque book to unfold.  What issues did Jenny and Ron have that necessitated an estate settlement agreement.  Estate lawyers are so busy these days that once they snare you as a client you are put on a waiting list.  In this case it was always four months between anything being done.  It is not me, it is not the court registry, it is the lawyers that are causing delay.  I did not get seriously involved with the probate as I was waiting for Jenny to get a lawyer which I thought best to share.  Jenny's first lawyer lasted four month, Jenny's second lawyer lasted four month; and then with Candace the same thing, four months to put together the estate settlement agreement.  And then four months before I found out about the estate grant.  

I will always remember on May 10 2024 when Jenny told me that she was forced to do the P1 and agree to the estate settlement agreement.  She said that she could not stand the pressure any more. She was distraught, Who was pressuring her. When we first spoke in 2023, she said she wanted me to be the administrator as I was the oldest. I did the P1 to be the administrator then we waited for her to get a lawyer in Kamloops.  I want to know who pressured her. And the lawyer I hired in Mary 2024 was equally as bad.  He had me sign a retainer agreement and then nothing happened until after the estate grant was issued and then he says to me that it is too late to oppose Jenny being the administrator.  It did not matter if she was qualified or not, pressured or not.  Or the fact that Candace under stealth got the estate grant issued,  

Facebook

 From Jenny's facebook page, which is now deleted.

the Probate Industrial Complex: Beware

 The Probate Industrial Complex. When lawyers create exorbitant fees. I recently was a party to a group of retired women and lawyer fees for estates were being discussed. Comments were made that some lawyers charge up to $1,000 an hour.

I then remembered Sherry Lund's opin talking of the probate industrial complex.

A Warning About the Probate Industrial Complex

By Sherry Lund

November 6, 2023

A well-organized crime wave is sweeping across this country, and it is positioned to devastate a generation. With baby-boomers holding one-half of the nation’s wealth, their money, homes, investments, and family treasures, all thought to be destined for loved ones, are in real danger of being swept into the possession and bank accounts of strangers. Families will be destroyed, life savings plundered, and homes sold out from under the owners with no recourse.

Why? Because in America today, a stranger can legally take control of your finances, remove you from your home, sell your assets, take away your rights including your right to vote, and separate you from your friends and family, despite objections, and profit from the entire horrific ordeal.

What started as a way to protect the vulnerable within the probate court system, has instead developed into a billion-dollar industry spawning the Probate Industrial Complex comprised of profiteers, called fiduciaries, guardians, guardian ad litem, doctors and conservators, who capitalize on unexpected illness, family dysfunction, and/or naivete and use their victims as an ATM. If it had not happened in my family, one of America’s most iconic names, I would have never believed it was true. For almost 14 years we struggled as my stepson, the grandson of Walt Disney, was held hostage to the greed and corruption of the Probate Industrial Complex. Our family was vexatiously attacked by attorneys with no evidence of wrongdoing, nothing short of court-condoned terrorism, slander and theft of assets. Our attorneys were punished by the court for zealously fighting for our rights.

Many years and tens of millions of dollars later, our case is over – but the lives I have witnessed left in the wake of destruction waged by these modern-day pirates, pillaging at will, is a cautionary tale, not to be ignored. The pattern and practice, often referred to as “The Playbook”, that these bad actors employ is quick, efficient, and effective at stripping the individual of their rights and separating them from their loved ones and their finances, all done without due process. This is human trafficking and racketeering at its finest.

The New York Times recently reported that the 73 million baby boomers, the oldest turning 80 this year, hold $78.3 trillion of the nation’s $140 trillion in assets. Now consider that because there are no national requirements for reporting how many Americans are in guardianship and conservatorship, or regulations protecting the money under management, the cases of abuse and corruption are well disguised and rarely prosecuted. What could possibly go wrong in this picture? With historically high amounts of wealth held within an aging population with minimal safeguards in place to protect them from being victimized by the Probate Industrial Complex, this situation demands action.

Many American families have a loved one who, due to injury or disease, can’t manage their day-to-day life. This is when folks often look to “professionals” for support. On the surface, all seems well when seeking out legal guidance. That is until it is not, and your world, your life, is no longer yours, visitation with your children and grandchildren is denied, the money you saved, and the home you worked hard to pay off, in hopes of living there until you die, then leaving it to your children, is now in the hands of a stranger. And it is happening all over our country in every probate court.

We may very well witness the largest transfer of wealth in American history, going from private individuals to court-appointed actors, not the family members or charities for which it was intended. Congress needs to act, and act quickly to put guardrails in place to prevent such piracy. Courts must be made to follow the laws and uphold the citizens’ Constitutional Rights. No one should be above the law.

SL

Sherry Lund is a probate reform advocate and president of the Celebration Stem Cell Center.

Miss Snowflake

To Miss Snowflake.

I am reading 6k of the affidavit you wrote for Jenny.  I am 70 years old and I have not been diagnosed with any medical condition, physical or mental that impair my ability to perform my legal duties as the administrator of the Estate.  What clever use of words.  You miss the point.  What are her qualifications.  Does she know how to spell?  Jenny told me often that she was ill and did not want to be the administrator of the estate.  Now that Candace told her that she could rip off the estate and not pay any rent, then all of a sudden Jenny is in good physical and mental health.  Prior to Candace there never was mention that she and Sandford and her adult daughter and her adult husband and her adult  grandchildren could live on the property for free.  Jenny was not coerced that she could rip off the estate, she agreed because her lawyer said she could.  Dear Miss Snowflack, what clever wording.  

I also want to know why did you include the two letters from my lawyer in the affidavit.  My lawyer had nothing to do with what happened.  In fact nothing happened and that is why he is no longer my lawyer. He was told that my sister was not qualified to be the administrator and for him to make sure it did not happen  He did nothing and on June 27 2024 Jenny was made administrator, You got nothing else to do except pad affidavits with nonsense. This case is a perfect example of the probate industrial complex. 

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Another bader Day

 I find it very hard to deal with each day.

It seems I am always having difficulties with my computers.

My husband used to say that the internet was going to be the death of us all.

I believe him.  All the time I spend trying to do computer work is always with its problems.

Like right now there is a line between each sentence.  I do not know what I did to get the computer to do 

that.

Now, I have a bottle of apple juice and I can't twist the cap.  Getting old.  It takes strength to open bottles.

Earlier my screen was black and I couldn't do anything;

And then after a few hours I noticed the screen was live.

Another Bad Day

Another bad day.  I spent most of today and yesterday trying to make my computer workable.  No such luck.  I had to send my computer in for repair.  Last time it was in repair for three weeks.  It worked for a month and then it was in again.  Computers are so stressful.  I was wanting to type out a document and I do not think I will be able to do it as all my comments are lost and it will take me forever to reconstruct the information.