on Jun 3rd, 2006Parkinson’s Disease + Divorce = Afterlife Annuity Checks
Gossip is the delicious appetizer that makes you want to devour the whole story at the expense of the characters involved. The tantalizing tidbits point to all kinds of behind the scenes shenanigans that reveal the true nature of human behavior under the guise of free will.
Divorce and death are two great money making opportunities for an ambitious spouse. Through careful planning, cash flow can be optimized with minimal investment of time and commitment. In the gossip story below, Parkinson’s disease set in motion a death that resulted in an ex-spouse mistakenly receiving annuity checks, which she cashed anyway.
Ain’t greed grand…
Like sleeping volcanoes, old society scandals have a way of erupting again. Case in point is the Paul and Mai Hallingby divorce case of the early ’90s, which has ended up back in court even though the loaded Wall Street financier, who helped develop the Javits Convention Center, died of Parkinson’s at 85 a year ago yesterday.
Paul Hallingby’s estate says that filthy-rich Mai kept Paul’s annuity checks, worth a total of about $12,000, after they were mistakenly sent to her by Met Life after his death - despite demands she return them.
Society Divorce Just Won’t Die
Richard Johnson, Page Six
June 2, 2006