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Case No. 83CH1-2025-PR-103

The docket shows filings. The timeline shows what happened around them.

This chronology places the Sumner County Chancery Court Rule Docket Report beside firsthand knowledge, communications, medical events, and other facts known at the time. When the docket and lived events do not match, the difference is shown instead of silently reconciled.

Docket record

Entry and timestamp reported by the court docket.

Known at the time

Firsthand account or separately identified source. Never presented as a court entry.

Mismatch or gap

A conflict, omission, or unanswered question—not a factual conclusion by itself.

Publication rule: Each added fact must identify its speaker or source, date or estimated date, knowledge basis, and whether supporting material exists.
February through October 2025

The filed event beside what was known

Each date is presented as a side-by-side comparison. The left panel is limited to the docket. The right panel is reserved for firsthand knowledge, separately identified records, and the exact point where the two accounts differ.

  1. Before the docket

    Durable power of attorney executed

    No conservatorship case had been filed. The document is titled Durable Power of Attorney for Management of Property and Personal Affairs, states that it was executed December 16, 2024, and names Donald Neal Olea as attorney-in-fact.

    Known at the time

    Signed privately at Don and his wife’s home

    According to the family account provided for this timeline, Virginia signed the document privately at the petitioner and petitioner’s wife’s home.

    Why it matters: This document predates the court case and later became part of the sequence leading to the petition. The location and circumstances are personal-account facts unless independently documented.
  2. Before the docket

    Virginia’s money was used to start the conservatorship process

    No conservatorship case had been filed. Bank records show a $5,500 internet transfer from Virginia’s account ending 1507 to checking account ending 3684. The account-relationship record identifies Margaret Ann Olea as the primary owner of the receiving account and Virginia Lee Olea as the secondary owner.

    Documented admission

    Don later confirmed how the money was used

    In a later court-filed response, Don stated that he and his wife, Margaret Olea, jointly discussed payment to the initial attorney and used “those funds” to start the conservatorship process. He asserted that they believed counsel had said the use was permissible.

    What the documents establish: Virginia’s funds were transferred into the account primarily owned by the petitioner’s wife and were used to pay the initial attorney to start the conservatorship process. Whether that conduct is described as theft, conversion, unauthorized use, or something else is a separate legal conclusion; the underlying transfer and use are documented.
  3. Before the docket

    Virginia revoked the powers of attorney and related authority

    No conservatorship case had been filed. The four-page revocation states that it was executed January 16, 2025, immediately revoked the December 16 property and healthcare powers of attorney, and terminated authority previously granted to Donald and Margaret Olea.

    Known at the time

    Signed at Volunteer State Bank with Deb present

    According to the firsthand family account provided for this timeline, Virginia signed the revocation at Volunteer State Bank while her sister, Deb, was present.

    Why it matters: The revocation occurred twenty-six days before the conservatorship petition. Whether and when each affected person received notice must be stated separately from the document’s execution.
  4. Before the docket

    Deb informed Don that Virginia had revoked his authority

    No conservatorship case had been filed. This event is not a court-docket entry; its source is the family communication preserved in the screenshot.

    Known at the time

    Deb reported Don’s response

    The screenshot attributes this response to Don: You can save yourself a trip ... I don’t have any interest in speaking to you.

    Phone screenshot in which Deb reports Don's response after being informed of the revocation
    Screenshot supplied for this timeline. It displays the reported reply but does not, by itself, establish every surrounding fact or the message date.
    What had already occurred: Seven days earlier, $5,500 had been transferred from Virginia’s account into the account primarily owned by Margaret Olea. Don later stated in a court filing that he and Margaret used those funds to pay the initial attorney and start the conservatorship process.
  5. Docket record

    Emergency conservatorship petition filed

    The docket reports creation of the civil case and filing of a petition to appoint an emergency conservator and, later, a traditional conservator.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Identify what occurred before filing, who knew it, the basis of that knowledge, and any supporting communication or record.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  6. Docket record

    Emergency conservator appointed over person and property

    The docket identifies an order under Tennessee Code Annotated § 34-1-132. Later entries report summons activity and service on the attorney ad litem.

    Record question

    What notice, supporting evidence, and opportunity to respond existed before the order?

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Describe when Virginia and Phillip first learned of the filing or order. Keep the firsthand account separate from service shown by the docket.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  7. Docket record

    Physician report and notice of filing entered

    The docket reports a physician report, a certificate of service on that report, and a notice of filing with a February 20 seal-order date.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Identify the examination date, information provided to the physician, people present, and any treating records that were or were not considered—only when supported by firsthand knowledge or a named source.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  8. Docket record

    Emergency authority extended; co-conservators and guardian ad litem appointed

    The docket reports an order extending the emergency conservatorship and appointing co-conservators, followed one minute later by an order appointing a guardian ad litem.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Add separately sourced events that explain what changed in Virginia’s daily life, residence, care, finances, or family communications after the order.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  9. Docket record

    Neurological report, pre-hearing brief, and proposed exhibits filed

    The docket lists a neurological report for the respondent, a pre-hearing brief, and proposed exhibits including a sheriff’s report and financial and healthcare powers of attorney.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Explain the origin and significance of each item without implying the docket adopted its contents as true.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  10. Docket record

    Guardian ad litem report and respondents’ answer filed

    The docket reports the guardian ad litem’s report and an answer and counter-petition filed for Virginia and Phillip Olea.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Identify important events or evidence known by this date but absent from the filed materials.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  11. Docket record

    Agreed order appointing conservator entered

    The docket reports entry of an agreed order appointing a conservator. On April 22, it reports an $800,000 bond.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    State what “agreed” meant, who agreed, and what remained disputed, citing the order or clearly labeling personal knowledge.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  12. Docket record

    Inventory, management plan, status report, and responses filed

    The docket lists a proposed inventory and property-management plan, a status report of the ward, requests for court direction, responsive filings, and approval of the property-management plan and inventory.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Add corrections, omissions, or contemporaneous events only with a named knowledge basis and supporting material when available.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  13. Docket record

    Expense, fee, reimbursement, and court-direction filings

    The docket reports motions and exhibits concerning petitioner expenses and attorney fees, a notice to strike, orders addressing fees, and orders concerning conservator requests.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Separate actual payments, requested amounts, approved amounts, and personal impact. Do not treat a request as an award.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.
  14. Docket record

    Certified case-file request and conservator-fee order

    The docket reports Phillip Olea’s request for a certified copy of the case file, a statement supporting conservator fees, correspondence about certified documents, an order approving conservator fees, and certification of the file for pickup.

    Outside the docket

    What was known or experienced

    Add why the certified file was requested, what was received, and any identified gaps—clearly distinguishing observation from what the clerk certified.

    Where the accounts do not match: Add the exact conflict, omission, timing difference, or unresolved point here.

Source note

The court-entry descriptions above are transcribed or condensed from the four-page Sumner Chancery Court Rule Docket Report generated October 1, 2025. Condensing an entry does not interpret or adopt the underlying filing.

Before publication, compare every displayed date and description against the PDF and, when available, the actual filed document.