Rosa Parks and Probate Litigation
If litigation erupts over the care of a disabled person, you can almost be certain that fighting will begin anew when the disabled person dies. According to this article in today's Detroit Free Press, that scenario appears likely in the case of Rosa Parks. The fight could pit Mrs. Parks' heirs against the two individuals chosen by her in 1998 to handle her affairs (who are now seeking to be named as the personal representatives for her estate).
Near the end of Mrs. Parks' life, she was involved in litigation with the hip-hop group Outkast over their song entitled "Rosa Parks." Because of questions regarding whether Mrs. Parks' interests were being represented in such litigation, former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer was appointed as her guardian.
