City News Service
LOS ANGELES - A
probate court judge today approved the sale of actor Mickey Rooney's long-time
home in Westlake Village after the 92-year-old moved into a smaller residence
because of his failing health.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz
gave the nod to Kapilack Investments LLC in West Hills to buy the home for $1.03
million. The proceeds will be split, with Rooney getting $500,000 and his
current wife, Janice Rooney, getting $525,000.
Attorney Michael Augustine, Rooney's
conservator, said after the hearing that Rooney could no longer climb the stairs
at his Westlake Village home, so he has moved to the one-story residence of the
entertainer's stepson, Mark Rooney, and his wife, Charlene, in the west San
Fernando Valley.
Augustine also said Rooney and his wife will
be living apart, but no formal legal procedures to end the marriage will be
undertaken.
Despite Rooney's age, Augustine said the
actor continues to make public appearances and was a passenger on the Turner
Classic Movie Classics Cruise that sailed last month from Miami to Mexico. He
also said Rooney recently made a public service announcement on behalf of
military veterans.
Rooney's goal is to resume his entertainment
career, Augustine said.
"Mickey wants to work," Augustine said.
In September 2011-- amid allegations by
Augustine that the actor's stepson, Christopher Aber, and his wife, Christina,
financially and verbally abused the former child star for a decade, leaving the
entertainer powerless over his assets and personal life -- Goetz gave court
protection to the actor by naming Augustine as his conservator.
Christopher Aber is Janice Rooney's
biological son. The Abers have declared bankruptcy.
Janice Rooney's lawyer, Yevgeny Belous, said
outside the courtroom that the Westlake Village home had sentimental value for
his client, who lived at the location with the former child star for many
years.
"But things change and it was time to move
on," Belous said.
Although Rooney and his wife have reached
agreement on most of the issues between them, still unresolved are the
allegations concerning the Abers. Rooney's attorneys allege the two are liable
for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud stemming from elder abuse, along with
misappropriation of the actor's name and likeness, and are seeking a permanent
injunction against the couple as additional protection for Rooney
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