Re Treadwell (dec’d) [2013] EWHC 2409 (CoP)

October 2013 #133

The public guardian made an application to enforce a security bond of £44,300 in respect of unauthorised gifts made by the late Mrs Joan Treadwell’s deputy for property and financial affairs, Colin Lutz, who was her son from her first marriage. She had five children in total all from her first marriage.

At the age of 58 in 1984 Mrs Treadwell married her third husband William Treadwell, who had two daughters of his own: Joanna Wildgoose and Emma Treadwell.

In 2005 Mrs Treadwell was diagnosed as having Alzheimer’s disease and entered a nursing home. Mr Lutz was ap...

Re MA 12039024

March 2013 #127

MA, who was born in 1978, was disabled and the PCT responsible for his care brought personal welfare proceedings in the Court of Protection for declarations as to his lack of capacity and where it would be in his best interests to live. MA’s mother opposed the application and, following the discovery that his capital exceeded the relevant limit, public funding was withdrawn in relation to those proceedings. On 31 May 2012 an order was made by Holman J authorising the Official Solicitor, who had been appointed as MA’s litigation friend, to investigate his property and financia...

Re JC 11757467

September 2012 #122

JC had four biological children: A, B, C and D. A was born in 1942 to a 15-year old mother. He was subsequently fostered, but throughout his life always understood JC to be his father and in the forty years preceding trial had worked and been in regular contact with him. JC denied parentage of A, but paternity was conclusively established by a court authorised DNA test. B and C were born in wedlock, in 1953 and 1955 respectively. However, they first had contact with their father in or around 2006/7. Their relationships remained strained, C in particular refusing to attend the hearing as ...