Mark Sievers Livestream Trial Thread -Days 5-8

[Oregonmama]

Sandra Rodriguez‏ @SandraR_media 1m1 minute ago
Lyon is identifying a life insurance policy for Teresa Sievers. For that policy, the beneficiaries are Mark Sievers, and one of their daughters.

 

[Oregonmama]

Attorney Lyons is there to clarify the Sievers financial planning and the insurance policies. So, straight up please, would the benefits of the policies, the Trust, the IRA, etc., go to Mark or not? Just tell me please.

Just my frustrated opinion

Yes

 

[FelicityLemon]

She's worth more to Mark alive instead of dead ONLY if she doesn't divorce him. Unfortunately the neighbor was the only person that testified that revealed cracks in the marriage. I'm not forgetting anyone, am i?

Possibly during the trial that was the only one, which is beyond unfortunate because IIRC somewhere in these files, texts and interviews is at least one other person whom TS confided in about leaving the defendant.

Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 10s10 seconds ago
Generally, there's not better time to get life insurance than right now, Lyons agrees with Mummert.

GREAT! A commercial for life insurance during a murder trial. Lyons: First Beneficiary is MS, second is daughter J. With minor children, I might think about having one of the children's mother's siblings? Hopefully, defense has opened up a few lines of questioning that the State can bring up. For one thing: MS life insurance beneficiary was his mom Bonnie, not TS, his wife and mother of their children. Odd.

 

[Oregonmama]

Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 19s20 seconds ago


Lyons is looking at another document. It's a State Farm life insurance policy initially issued on Nov. 1, 2000, for "Teresa Cousins" for $300,000, Lyons said.

Teresa's first husband was Mr. Cousins, Lyons said and the policy predated Teresa's marriage to Mark Sievers.

 

[Curious Me]

I'm all for people saying nice things about Teresa, but I think some of her personal opinions are going beyond her expert qualifications.

At least we know she really cared about Teresa, and hopefully wouldn't let Mark slide if she could help it. This witness sort of wears her heart on her sleeve, IMO, via her facial expressions.

 

[Poptart3]

We may see him as a man with no major income, but he was technically the office manager for a successful medical practice. He was also an RN, just not working as one. And to Teresa he would have been worth a lot of money in around-the-clock child care, private tutoring, etc for the children in order for her to run her medical office without his help. Put all this situation aside and look at it from before the crime, and it seems that she relied on him a lot in order to be the doctor that she was. Her friends and family have even made comments about her not knowing the bills were behind. So clearly he was the one managing all the bills and money. If she didn’t have enough time to know their own financial situation, then it’s fair to say she relied on him a lot.

I thought he was an LPN (licensed practical nurse,) not an RN. There is a significant difference in pay rates between the two. (I'm an RN) I may be wrong and don't intend to argue, but I remember that detail. Perhaps my memory is off!

 

[Oregonmama]

Possibly during the trial, which is beyond unfortunate because IIRC somewhere in these files, texts and interviews is at least one other person whom TS confided in about leaving the defendant.



GREAT! A commercial for life insurance during a murder trial. Lyons: First Beneficiary is MS, second is daughter J. With minor children, I might think about having one of the children's mother's siblings? Hopefully, defense has opened up a few lines of questioning that the State can bring up. For one thing: MS life insurance beneficiary was his mom Bonnie, not TS, his wife and mother of their children. Odd.

Re Bonnie....she has been a no show this whole time....!

 

[Oregonmama]

Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 17s17 seconds ago


With a trust, the income is distributed out to the beneficiaries who then pay the income tax, Lyons said.

 

[Oregonmama]

1. Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 now3 seconds ago
   "It's not a windfall at all from my perspective," Lyons said of the life insurance policy.
   
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   Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 46s46 seconds ago
   A life insurance trust is meant to be a protection for the family and is there to pay the taxes, Lyons said.
   
   It's there for estate tax liabilities, Lyons said.
   

 

[Scalex]

I thought he was an LPN (licensed practical nurse,) not an RN. There is a significant difference in pay rates between the two. (I'm an RN) I may be wrong and don't intend to argue, but I remember that detail. Perhaps my memory is off!

Yes I agree, there’s a huge difference. I may be wrong as well but I’m almost positive he was referred to as a registered nurse, not an LPN. An LPN isn’t even a real college degree.

 

[Oregonmama]

Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 40s40 seconds ago


Some of the assets in the irrevocable trust were to be distributed to the Sievers' daughters when they turned 35 but there was flexibility built into the way the trust was set up, Lyons said.

 

[Oregonmama]

Jaclyn Bevis‏ @jbevis10 37s38 seconds ago


Defense wrapped with estate attorney. It was the best testimony we've heard in regards to who Dr. Teresa Sievers was as a person, from state or defense. #trialtweets #MarkSieversontrial #TeresaSievers #NBC2courtcoverage

 

[Oregonmama]

Jaclyn Bevis‏ @jbevis10 now6 seconds ago
State is addressing that much of the life insurance was placed in the irrevocable trust. #trialtweets #MarkSieversontrial #TeresaSievers #NBC2courtcoverage

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 1m1 minute ago


Life insurance is used as a tool to pay the estate tax, Lyons said.

This entire case by both sides has jumped the shark. MOO

People in Florida understand what the thresholds are for estate taxes. Both sides are just ridiculous.

I don't think anybody here will be surprised as they were with the Casey Anthony case if this trial has a hung jury, or he gets off.

MOO.

 

[Arachne 1]

Yes I agree, there’s a huge difference. I may be wrong as well but I’m almost positive he was referred to as a registered nurse, not an LPN. An LPN isn’t even a real college degree.

Sandra testified that he was, or had been, an LPN.

 

[Oregonmama]

Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 50s51 seconds ago


ASA Ross is cross examining Lyons.

Teresa Sievers changed the State Farm Life Insurance policy so Mark Sievers was the primary beneficiary, Lyons said when asked by Ross.


Jake Allen‏Verified account @Jake_Allen19 14s15 seconds ago


The State Farm policy was paid directly to Mark Sievers, Lyons said.

 

[Scalex]

I thought he was an LPN (licensed practical nurse,) not an RN. There is a significant difference in pay rates between the two. (I'm an RN) I may be wrong and don't intend to argue, but I remember that detail. Perhaps my memory is off!

How did Mark and Teresa Sievers meet?
This article is saying LPN
LPN in Florida is about 30-60k a year, RN is 40-75k a year

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Re Bonnie....she has been a no show this whole time....!

Like Ma Frazee? She was never allowed in court because she was on the prosecution witness list. And she was not a victim. Therefore Ma Frazee was never allowed to come in .

Is this situation comprable? And that is the reason why she hasn't been there?

 

[SeesSeas]

Sandra testified that he was an LPN.

LPN, per FL DOH:
FL DOH MQA Search Portal | License Verification
FL DOH MQA Search Portal | License Verification For Practitioner Details
MARK D SIEVERS
License Number: PN5153912
Data As Of 12/2/2019

Profession Licensed Practical Nurse
License PN5153912
License Status NULL AND VOID/
License Expiration Date 7/31/2017
License Original Issue Date 06/24/2002

 

[Poptart3]

We are probably both right, and he referred to himself as an RN. Though I have worked with AMAZING LPNs, nothing against them. And I guess the pay difference isn't as much as I had thought.

Off topic, ASA Ross is firing me up!