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===Controversies===

===Controversies===

Peggy Traylor died intestate and her sons, Ryan and Noble Ellington, III, filed suit in June 2010 in Fifth Judicial District Court stating that their stepfather has blocked their attempts to collect information on their mother's estate and to take possession of some of her property.<ref>[http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100720/NEWS01/7200308/Traylor-s-morality-challenged Peggy Traylor estate dispute], thenewsstar.com; accessed June 28, 2015.</ref> ​

Peggy Traylor died intestate and her sons, Ryan and Noble Ellington, III, filed suit in June 2010 in Fifth Judicial District Court stating that their stepfather has blocked their attempts to collect information on their mother's estate and to take possession of some of her property.<ref>[http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100720/NEWS01/7200308/Traylor-s-morality-challenged Peggy Traylor estate dispute], thenewsstar.com; accessed June 28, 2015.</ref>

 

The Ellington brothers, in August 2010, filed a complaint against Traylor with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, alleging that Chet Traylor failed to appear at a federal court proceeding after he had been subpoenaed to provide a deposition regarding their mother's estate. The brothers claim that Traylor knew that the information that he provided about a scheduling conflict with the court was false and asks the disciplinary board to disbar him.<ref name=complaint>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20150701115441/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100821/NEWS01/8210312/Complaint-filed-against-Traylor|title=Complaint filed against Traylor: Senate candidate accused of lying to avoid deposition |publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=August 21, 2010}}</ref>

In August 2010, the Ellington brothers filed a complaint against Traylor with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, alleging that Chet Traylor failed to appear at a federal court proceeding after he had been subpoenaed to provide a deposition regarding their mother's estate. The brothers claim that Traylor knew that the information that he provided about a scheduling conflict with the court was false and asks the disciplinary board to disbar him.<ref name=complaint>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20150701115441/http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100821/NEWS01/8210312/Complaint-filed-against-Traylor|title=Complaint filed against Traylor: Senate candidate accused of lying to avoid deposition |publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=August 21, 2010}}</ref>

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Noble Ellington said that Traylor was "significantly involved" in his divorce from Peggy, who later married Traylor. Chet Traylor was allegedly involved in a romantic relationship with Denise Lively, the estranged wife of his stepson, Ryan Ellington. Lively and Ryan Ellington remain legally married, but both he and Traylor said the Lively-Traylor relationship began while Lively and Ryan Ellington were separated. Traylor began his relationship with Lively a few months after Peggy's death.<ref name="salon">[http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/07/20/chet_traylor_stepsons_wife Controversy over Chet Traylor's stepson's wife], Salon.com, July 20, 2010; accessed June 28, 2015; no longer on-line.</ref>​

Noble Ellington said that Traylor was "significantly involved" in his divorce from Peggy, who later married Traylor. Chet Traylor was allegedly involved in a romantic relationship with Denise Lively, the estranged wife of his stepson, Ryan Ellington. Lively and Ryan Ellington remain legally married, but both he and Traylor said the Lively-Traylor relationship began while Lively and Ryan Ellington were separated. Traylor began his relationship with Lively a few months after Peggy's death.<ref name="salon">[http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/07/20/chet_traylor_stepsons_wife Controversy over Chet Traylor's stepson's wife], Salon.com, July 20, 2010; accessed June 28, 2015; no longer on-line.</ref>​