Woman claiming to be half-sister of Elvis drops case

[presley31]

A woman seeking to be declared the daughter of Vernon Presley -- and the half-sister of Elvis -- on Monday voluntarily dropped her effort in Probate Court to be named as an heir to the father's estate.
But Eliza Presley, 46, a divorced mother of four from Washington state, more than likely will plead her case in another court.
"The issues are still alive and well," said attorney Kathleen Caldwell, adding that Monday's dismissal was a procedural move. "It's not over by a long shot."
Eliza Presley, who changed her name this summer from Alice Elizabeth Tiffin, initially filed the claim in October, saying DNA from a still-living Elvis Presley showed her to be a relative.
Her mother, former Memphian Florence Sharp Clark of Oregon, said she was part of the Elvis social circle for a period, but that she had no child by Vernon and that the father is another Memphis man.
Clark also has suggested that her daughter has undergone plastic surgery in an effort to bolster her claim of kinship.
Eliza Presley insisted Monday that she can support her claim and said her mother is not to be believed. "I would love to have these thousands of dollars I've allegedly spent," she said. "I have never had plastic surgery of any kind."
Attorney William Bradley Jr., who represents EPE and Lisa Marie Presley Lockwood, said her case has no merit and that over the years there have been a dozen or more people claiming kinship to Elvis, including several Elvis Jrs.
Vernon Presley died June 26, 1979, at age 63. According to common belief, Elvis died in 1977.
(News, Source;MemphisCommercialAppeal)

Source:http://www.elvisinfonet.com/

[Merry]

Thanks Jen.

The woman sounds like she needs help.

[epmoodyblue]

Alice Elizabeth Tiffin

[CRITTERGITTER]

I know many many women who were hot for Elvis, but I don't know one who wanted to do Vernon.

[KPM]

If dropping the case was a "procedural move" and now they are going into "another court". Why did they file it to start with in this court?
When it was filed this claim they were gun-ho on how they would prove their case-now they drop that case to file another one? Unreal-its all about trying to get into a situation where they can make an offer to EPE and Vernons estate to just drop the case for a certain sum of cash-"to avoid a prolonged legal battle" IMO

[presley31]

Eliza Presley DNA claim update: The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported that although Eliza Presley Monday dropped her request to be named Vernon Presley's heir in Memphis, she plans to refile her claim in another court.
"The issues are still alive and well," the newspaper quoted her lawyer Kathleen Caldwell as saying. "It's not over by a long shot."

William Bradley Jr., an attorney who represents Elvis Presley Enterprises and Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley Lockwood, told The Commercial Appeal that Eliza Presley's case has no merit.

EIN Comment: It is not clear on what basis the EPE lawyer has discounted the Eliza Presley claim. In this day and age unsupported claims are of little use to those wanting to know the truth. While EIN understands EPE's reluctance to "open the (alleged) floodgates" to ongoing DNA claims, from what we have been told and provided other information on, it appears the Eliza Presley claim will have to be settled by DNA experts in a court of law. (News, Source: UPI/EIN)

[Diane]

I can't believe this woman is going on with the suit much less having started it in the first place. She isn't going to accomplish anything. Vernon had no estate, it all belonged to Elvis and now Lisa Marie.

Diane

[utmom2008]

According to common belief, Elvis died in 1977.
(News, Source;MemphisCommercialAppeal)

That should probably read...."according to common sense, Elvis died in 1977.

I know many many women who were hot for Elvis, but I don't know one who wanted to do Vernon.