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.
As of 2010, New York allows very small estates with total assets valued at less than $20,000 to probate through a quicker process called âvoluntary administration.â If an executor closes an estate too soon and new assets are found afterward, he is legally obligated to reopen probate to deal with them.