Help Lori Luoma Rebuild After Years of Probate Court Loss

My name is Cynthia, and I’m asking for help for someone I deeply respect and care about—my friend Lori Luoma.

Lori is 68 years old. She is kind, intelligent, and resilient beyond words. For the past seven years, she has been fighting to survive a probate court battle that has cost her everything—her home, her financial security, her peace, and now even her stability.

In 1993, Lori and her mother, Bonnie Luoma, built a modest condominium together in Wixom, Michigan. It was more than a property—it was their home, their safety, and their shared life. Lori never married, never had children, and devoted herself to caring for her mother as Bonnie aged. Their bond was unbreakable.

That bond was shattered in 2018, when a probate case began involving Bonnie’s estate and Lori’s brother. What followed, according to Lori’s lived experience, was years of litigation, unanswered evidence, and decisions that left Lori without meaningful recourse. Despite her repeated efforts to present documentation, seek discovery, and request a jury trial, Lori says she was never given the opportunity to have the full evidence heard by her peers.

During this time, court-appointed professionals cycled through the case, legal fees mounted, and the very system meant to protect families instead became something Lori felt powerless against. Her mother, Bonnie, passed away on December 24, 2021, and with her passing, Lori lost not only her mom—but ultimately the home they built together.

During Lori’s probate case, the presiding judge was Kathleen Ryan of the Oakland County Probate Court. Lori’s experience in that courtroom left her feeling unheard and without meaningful opportunity to have key evidence fully examined. Judge Ryan later retired after being removed from the bench following findings of misconduct in unrelated matters, a fact that only deepened Lori’s sense that her case was never given fair consideration.

The court-appointed conservator in Lori’s case was Jennifer Carney, who at the time served as a county public administrator. Lori maintains that decisions made during the conservatorship contributed to the loss of her home and financial stability. Ms. Carney was later removed from her public administrator role following statewide scrutiny of probate practices, which again reinforced Lori’s belief that the system overseeing her case had serious flaws.

While these developments came too late to help Lori, they remain part of the context of what she endured—years of litigation under authorities she trusted, only to lose everything she and her mother built together.

In September 2025, Lori lost her housing entirely.

Since then, she has been living in a hotel, day to day, carrying her life in bags and boxes, while still trying to fight for justice and accountability.

She did nothing wrong.

She did not abandon her family.

She did not walk away from her responsibilities.

She was simply outmatched by a system she trusted—and that trust cost her everything.

Today, Lori is exhausted—but she has not given up.

She continues to speak out, not just for herself, but for other families navigating probate court who feel unheard, invisible, and financially devastated. She believes that telling the truth matters—even when it comes at great personal cost.

This GoFundMe is about helping Lori survive and rebuild.

Your support will help with:

   •   Safe, stable housing

   •   Basic living expenses

   •   Medical and daily necessities

   •   Transportation

   •   Giving Lori the dignity of stability while she continues her fight

At 68 years old, no one should be living in a hotel after losing their home through years of court proceedings. No daughter should lose everything after standing by her mother.

Lori is not asking for luxury.

She is asking for a chance to live with dignity again.

If you can give, please do.

If you can’t, please share her story.

Sometimes justice doesn’t come from courtrooms—it comes from community.

Thank you for seeing Lori.

Thank you for standing with her.

Thank you for helping her rebuild.

❤️