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Family members accuse Oakland County probate system of misconduct; urge commissioners to attend June 30 hearing
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment alleged systemic problems in the Oakland County probate system, described missing assets and fee harvesting, and asked commissioners to attend a June 30 hearing in Judge O’Brien’s courtroom to observe alleged wrongs in the handling of their family’s estate.
Speakers at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ June 11 meeting used public comment to raise allegations of long‑running misconduct in the Oakland County Probate Court and to invite commissioners to attend a June 30 hearing.
Jody White said the probate system had “systematically destroy[ed] families while enriching themselves with taxpayer funded salaries and court ordered fees.” She told commissioners that Judge O’Brien had issued a ruling on Feb. 26 attempting to strip a family member,…
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