1 Gout can also affect the joints of the feet, ankles, knees, wrists, fingers, and elbows. 2  Symptoms may occur after an illness or surgery.  Gout may first appear as nodules (tophi) on the hands, elbows, or ears. You may not have any of the classic symptoms of a gout attack.
June 4, 2011 - Final auction of personal property belonging to Madoff nets $500,000. To date, the total recovery from the Madoffs has been approximately $24 million in property sales and $80 million in cash assets.
Small Estates: Claiming Assets With an Affidavit. If the total value of the probate estate (the assets that canât be transferred to inheritors in another way) is small enough, probate wonât be necessary. Currently, Washington allows estates worth up to $100,000 to avoid probate.