Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Lawyers in Astor case seeking payment

|
|
 
  
Published: Dec. 1, 2006 at 9:42 PM

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Lawyers involved in the family feud over New York socialite Brooke Astor's care and the management of her estate want to collect their fees from her.

Harvey Corn, who represented Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, has billed the estate for $426,411.43, the New York Daily News reported. Corn's application says Ira Salzman, lawyer for Brooke Astor's grandson, Philip Marshall, is also putting in for payment.

The case was settled in October, with the removal of Anthony Marshall as his mother's guardian. A bank was given responsibility for financial management and Annette de la Renta, a longtime friend of the socialite, responsibility for her physical care.

Broke Astor, 104, daughter of a career Army officer, became a rich woman relatively late in life with her third marriage to Vincent Astor, heir to one of the country's best-known fortunes. After his death in 1959, she enjoyed decades as a philanthropist and society figure, remaining active as recently as her 100th birthday.

Philip Marshall charged that his father, 82, had neglected Brooke Astor's care and mismanaged her finances.

Topics: Anthony Marshall, Vincent Astor
© 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Notable deaths of 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee AmfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala
Indianapolis 500 Presidential Medal of Freedom Memorial Day around the nation
Additional Top News Stories
1 of 20
Singer Janelle Monae arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, California
View Caption
Singer Janelle Monae arrives for the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. UPI/Jim Ruymen
fark
The bar for spelling has never been lowre
Turns out men cheat way more than women after all
Famous last words: "The notion that it's too late to do anything is comical. It's hilarious. We're...
Five secrets to getting the best healthcare. #6: Don't get sick
Traveling to the U.S.? If invited to a dinner party, bring a gift of wine, but not cash or toiletries...
Man turns dead pet cat into remote-controlled helicopter, calls it art (w/WTF pics)