{"id":1978939,"date":"2023-07-20T19:36:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-sues-for-control-of-late-husbands-trust-amid-significant-medical-bills\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T19:38:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:38:35","slug":"feinstein-sues-for-control-of-late-husbands-trust-amid-significant-medical-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-sues-for-control-of-late-husbands-trust-amid-significant-medical-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Feinstein files lawsuit for late husband&#8217;s trust control due to hefty medical expenses."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffeinstein-sues-for-control-of-late-husbands-trust-amid-significant-medical-bills%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen.\u2063 Dianne Feinstein Fights\u2063 for Control of Late Husband&#8217;s Estate<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Dianne\u2064 Feinstein \u200c(D-CA)\u2064 has launched a\u2063 legal battle to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-powell-xi-jinpings-abrupt-reversal-of-fortune-provides-a-wake-up-call-and-new-direction-for-america\/\" title=\"Scott Powell: Xi Jinping\u2019s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America\">gain greater control<\/a> over her late husband&#8217;s estate in order to cover what her lawyers describe as &#8220;significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kylie-jenner-criticized-on-twitter-after-asking-for-donations-for-injured-makeup-artist-eat-the-rich\/\" title=\"Kylie Jenner Criticized On Twitter After Asking For Donations For Injured Makeup Artist: \u2018Eat The Rich\u2019\">medical expenses<\/a>.&#8221; Her\u2064 65-year-old daughter, \u200bKatherine Feinstein, who\u200b has power of attorney for her mother, filed a petition \u2062on\u2062 Monday\u2063 alleging that the\u200b current trustees of her late husband&#8217;s trust have denied her mother&#8217;s\u2063 requested assets. The filing claims that the trustees, Marc Scholvinck\u2062 and \u2062Michael Klein, were\u200c improperly appointed after \u2064the death of Feinstein&#8217;s husband, \u2064financier Richard Blum.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Dispute Over Trust Control<\/h3>\n<p>Katherine Feinstein, a former San Francisco Superior\u2064 Court \u200bjudge and stepdaughter of Richard Blum, is suing for control of the\u2064 trust, claiming\u2064 that the trustees have \u2064refused to fulfill the senator&#8217;s requests for money. The lawsuit \u200dfiled with the\u200c San Francisco \u200cSuperior Court states, &#8220;Despite \u2064the settlor&#8217;s intent to\u200b support his spouse after \u2063his death, the purported trustees have refused to make distributions to reimburse Senator\u2063 Feinstein&#8217;s \u200dmedical expenses.&#8221; Feinstein \u200dis\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-sues-for-control-of-late-husbands-trust-amid-significant-medical-bills\/\" title=\"Feinstein files lawsuit for late husband's trust control due to hefty medical expenses.\">sole income beneficiary<\/a> of \u2063Blum&#8217;s marital\u200d trust, which includes \u200ca life\u2063 insurance policy and its proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Braccini, an attorney\u2063 for Scholvinck and Klein,\u2062 responded to the filing\u2064 by stating that the\u2063 trust has never \u2062denied any disbursement to Senator Feinstein, including medical expenses. He also questioned Katherine\u2064 Feinstein&#8217;s power of attorney and expressed hope \u200bthat the situation could be \u200bresolved amicably.<\/p>\n<h3>Hearing \u200bScheduled for September<\/h3>\n<p>A\u200b hearing has \u200dbeen scheduled \u200dfor early September to\u2062 address the\u200c legal dispute. In response to the news \u200dof the filing, Senator Feinstein&#8217;s \u200coffice stated, &#8220;This is a private legal matter. Senator Feinstein \u2064and her office won&#8217;t have any comment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Feinstein&#8217;s Health Challenges and Political Impact<\/h2>\n<p>Feinstein, the oldest member of the\u200d Senate, has faced health challenges\u2062 in recent months. After being diagnosed with \u200dshingles in February, her absence from \u2064the Senate hindered the Democrats&#8217; ability to advance\u2064 President\u2062 Joe Biden&#8217;s agenda. With a \u2064slim majority in the\u2064 Senate, even one absence can give Republicans the opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-to-oppose-biden-labor-pick-julie-su-in-major-blow-to-confirmation-chances\/\" title=\"Manchin deals major blow to Su's confirmation as Biden's Labor pick.\">block partisan efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite criticism from within her own party about her ability to fulfill her duties, Feinstein announced that \u2064she would \u2062not seek reelection in 2024 but\u200c would serve \u200bout the remainder of her term. She has remained steadfast in \u200dher commitment to her role as a senator, describing it as her \u200c&#8221;calling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Feinstein&#8217;s health issues, including Ramsay Hunt syndrome\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feinstein-suffered-more-complications-from-shingles-than-she-acknowledged\/\" title=\"Feinstein had more shingles complications than she admitted.\">post-shingles encephalitis<\/a>, have kept her \u200clargely out of public\u2064 view. Reports have detailed the impact of these conditions on her vision, balance, and cognitive abilities. \u2063While her office has acknowledged the effects of Ramsay Hunt \u2063syndrome, they have not specifically addressed\u200c the encephalitis \u200dmatter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges she faces, Feinstein has \u200dvowed to continue serving until the end\u200c of her\u200c term, refusing calls for her\u2062 resignation. Her determination to fulfill her duties as a\u2063 senator remains unwavering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The \u200cWashington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is seeking more control over her late husband&#8217;s estate to cover &#8220;significant medical expenses.&#8221; Her daughter, Katherine Feinstein, who holds power of attorney, filed a petition on Monday to support her mother&#8217;s legal effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1978940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1978940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}