CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 1, 1990 | CAROL McGRAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Former child television star Gary Coleman won a court battle with his mother Wednesday when a Los Angeles judge ruled that he does not need a conservator to take care of his personal, medical and financial needs. Superior Court Judge Martha Goldin said the diminutive 21-year-old actor's mental state "does not come close" to the standard needed to place him and his $7-million fortune under the care of a third party.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
January 31, 1990 | CAROL MCGRAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Former child star Gary Coleman's life these days is reading like a script. It is a complicated and emotional story line in which the principal players on both sides are making allegations which would keep any soap opera in material for months: sidelined careers, failing mental health, parental greed, questionable friendships, stolen money.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
January 4, 1990
Lawyers for actor Gary Coleman, the former pint-sized co-star of TV's "Diff'rent Strokes," argued in court papers Wednesday that Coleman can manage his multimillion-dollar estate and is in good health. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Martha Goldin, meanwhile, continued a hearing that had been requested by the actor's mother, Edmonia Sue Coleman. The latter is asking the court to appoint conservators to care for her son and manage his finances.
ENTERTAINMENT
February 10, 1989 | ALEENE MacMINN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
"Diff'rent Strokes" star Gary Coleman is suing his parents and former business adviser, alleging they took too big a share of his earnings. A lawsuit filed in Santa Monica Superior Court also claims that W.G. and Edmonia Sue Coleman and the adviser, Anita DeThomas, caused his assets to be managed unwisely. Coleman, who turned 21 Wednesday, started acting when he was 5. Earlier this week, Coleman's "Diff'rent Strokes" co-star, Todd Bridges, 23, pleaded innocent to attempted murder for a Feb.
NEWS
January 31, 1990 | From Times Wire Services
A Superior Court judge today denied a request to have a conservator appointed for actor Gary Coleman in a case involving allegations of failing mental health, parental greed and stolen money. Coleman's mother, Edmonia Sue Coleman, sought to have a conservator take over the estate and personal affairs of her son, the diminutive former star of "Diff'rent Strokes."
ENTERTAINMENT
February 24, 1993 | SHAUNA SNOW
Coleman Wins Against Parents: Actor Gary Coleman was awarded nearly $1.3 million Tuesday in his suit against his parents, W.G. and Edmonia Sue Coleman, and trustee Anita DeThomas. State Superior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujiksaki found that Coleman's parents were wrongfully paid that amount in excessive commissions, salaries, fees and pension distributions from 1982-87, when all three were acting as Coleman's trustees. After the judgment, Coleman, who filed suit in 1989, said: "I'm extremely pleased.