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PipLove: A story of tortious interference with an inheritance


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Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the blog is to explore familial relationships and societal factors that contribute to the development of children of divorce and how this affects the adults they become.  The central event followed is the protagonist’s fight in the justice system, standing up for her elderly mother who has an inheritance stolen.  They travel through the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney in the State of Connecticut’s specialized unit devoted to the investigation and prosecution of crimes against the elderly, to Probate Court and Superior Court.  A battle is lost due to banking regulations in a contested case with an uncle’s will as a relative exploits her position to become unjustly enriched, gaining an entire estate.  The memoir revolves around the protagonist’s uncle, a military hero, and their relationship.  He shapes her childhood as she struggles with emotional abuse due to her parents’ domestic abuse and divorce in 1970.  Through faith, she defines that people’s financial situations and exclusive positions in society do not make them more deserving of enrichment, whether by money or love, than anyone else.