Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter questions conservator's use of money
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In this 1978 file photo, Hungarian-born American actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is shown. An attorney for Gabor's daughter questions how money from the actress' estate is being spent by her husband, who also serves as her court-appointed temporary conservator. / AP
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LOS ANGELES — In newly filed court papers, an attorney for Zsa Zsa Gabor’s daughter questions how money from the 96-year-old actress’ estate is being spent by her husband, who also serves as her court-appointed temporary conservator.
Kenneth Kossoff, who represents Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton, is recommending that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz reject the inventory of income and expenses offered by Frederic Prinz von Anhalt and his lawyer, William Remery.
“The conservator (von Anhalt) throws frequent, lavish parties at (Gabor’s) house attended by strangers to (her), while (she) is confined to her bedroom,” Kossoff’s court papers state.
Von Anhalt also restricts Gabor’s daughter to entering the home through one door and does not invite her to birthday parties held for her mother, Kossoff wrote.
Gabor’s daughter filed her own conservatorship petition in March 2012 after learning the Bel Air home of her ailing, bedridden mother allegedly was in default over missed mortgage payments and that von Anhalt had obtained a six-figure loan against his wife’s equity in the property.
But both sides last summer reached an interim solution in favor of appointing von Anhalt as Gabor’s temporary conservator.
In May, Goetz approved the sale of the couple’s home for $11 million in an agreement that allows Gabor, an actress and contemporary of well-known celebrities and Coachella Valley residents such as Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra who once owned a home in Palm Springs, to remain at the Bel Air estate for three years.
Under law, von Anhalt is required to submit an accounting of expenses and income to Goetz.
According to Kossoff’s court papers, the accounting offered by von Anhalt lists expenses for groceries at upscale grocery stores, “many, many restaurant visits,” a gym membership, a personal security escort for a court appearance in the conservatorship case and the lease of a Mercedes-Benz at $1,650 per month.
“It is well-known that (von Anhalt) often dines at Cafe Roma in Beverly Hills with numerous other men he meets,” Kossoff’s court papers state.
Von Anhalt spent $225 or more on on three occasions at Cafe Roma in June 2012, according to Kossoff’s court papers. He also ran up a $222 tab during a single visit to Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant last October, according to the lawyer.
“What conservatorship business was conducted there and with whom did (von Anhalt) dine?” Kossoff asks in his court papers. “The conservator should be required to specify with whom he ate the meals in question and when so that the court can assess (his) execution of his ... duties.”
Kossoff’s court papers also take von Anhalt to task for charging the estate for clothing bought at Brooks Brothers and Hermes.
Kossoff also argues that estate money should not be used to compensate von Anhalt for $45,000 in attorneys’ fees he spent in connection with the conservatorship.
Kenneth Kossoff, who represents Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton, is recommending that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz reject the inventory of income and expenses offered by Frederic Prinz von Anhalt and his lawyer, William Remery.
“The conservator (von Anhalt) throws frequent, lavish parties at (Gabor’s) house attended by strangers to (her), while (she) is confined to her bedroom,” Kossoff’s court papers state.
Von Anhalt also restricts Gabor’s daughter to entering the home through one door and does not invite her to birthday parties held for her mother, Kossoff wrote.
Gabor’s daughter filed her own conservatorship petition in March 2012 after learning the Bel Air home of her ailing, bedridden mother allegedly was in default over missed mortgage payments and that von Anhalt had obtained a six-figure loan against his wife’s equity in the property.
But both sides last summer reached an interim solution in favor of appointing von Anhalt as Gabor’s temporary conservator.
In May, Goetz approved the sale of the couple’s home for $11 million in an agreement that allows Gabor, an actress and contemporary of well-known celebrities and Coachella Valley residents such as Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra who once owned a home in Palm Springs, to remain at the Bel Air estate for three years.
Under law, von Anhalt is required to submit an accounting of expenses and income to Goetz.
According to Kossoff’s court papers, the accounting offered by von Anhalt lists expenses for groceries at upscale grocery stores, “many, many restaurant visits,” a gym membership, a personal security escort for a court appearance in the conservatorship case and the lease of a Mercedes-Benz at $1,650 per month.
“It is well-known that (von Anhalt) often dines at Cafe Roma in Beverly Hills with numerous other men he meets,” Kossoff’s court papers state.
Von Anhalt spent $225 or more on on three occasions at Cafe Roma in June 2012, according to Kossoff’s court papers. He also ran up a $222 tab during a single visit to Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant last October, according to the lawyer.
“What conservatorship business was conducted there and with whom did (von Anhalt) dine?” Kossoff asks in his court papers. “The conservator should be required to specify with whom he ate the meals in question and when so that the court can assess (his) execution of his ... duties.”
Kossoff’s court papers also take von Anhalt to task for charging the estate for clothing bought at Brooks Brothers and Hermes.
Kossoff also argues that estate money should not be used to compensate von Anhalt for $45,000 in attorneys’ fees he spent in connection with the conservatorship.
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