Editing David Miscavige (section)

===Corporate restructuring===
In 1982,<ref name="religioninc" /><ref name="christensen" /> Miscavige set up a new organizational structure to insulate Hubbard from personal liability and to handle his personal wealth through a corporate entity outside of the Scientology network. He established the [[Religious Technology Center]] (RTC), an entity responsible for licensing Scientology's intellectual property, and Author Services Inc. to manage the proceeds.<ref name="religioninc" /> Miscavige has held the title of [[chairman of the board]] of the RTC since the organization's founding.<ref name="christensen" /> The [[Church of Spiritual Technology]] (CST) was created at the same time with an [[option (finance)|option]] to repurchase all of RTC's intellectual property rights.<ref name="religioninc" /> In a 1982 [[probate]] case, [[Ronald DeWolf]], Hubbard's estranged son, accused Miscavige of [[embezzlement|embezzling]] from and manipulating his father. Hubbard denied this in a written statement, saying that his business affairs were being well managed by Author Services Inc., of which Miscavige was also chairman of the board. In the same document, Hubbard called Miscavige a "trusted associate" and "good friend" who had kept his affairs in good order. A judge ruled the statement was authentic.{{r|sptimes1998}} The case was dismissed on June 27, 1983.<ref name="barefaced" />

In October 1982, Miscavige required Scientology Missions to enter new trademark usage contracts which established stricter policies on the use of Scientology materials.<ref name="Man in Control" /><ref name="mystery">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,951938,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930094022/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,951938,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |title = Mystery of the Vanished Ruler |access-date=August 10, 2007 |date=January 31, 1983 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> Over the two years following the formation of the RTC, Miscavige and his team replaced most of Scientology's upper and middle management.<ref name=Nordhausen /> A number of those ousted attempted to establish breakaway organizations including the [[Advanced Ability Center]] led by [[David Mayo (Scientology)|David Mayo]], a former RTC board member who had also been Hubbard's personal auditor.<ref name=Nordhausen /><ref>{{cite book| last =Abgrall | first = Jean-Marie | title =Soul Snatchers: The Mechanics of Cults | url =https://archive.org/details/soulsnatchersmec0000abgr | url-access =registration |publisher=Algora Publishing | year=1999 |page=[https://archive.org/details/soulsnatchersmec0000abgr/page/294 294] |isbn=978-1892941046}}</ref> The Advanced Ability Center closed in 1984, two years after opening.<ref name=Nordhausen>{{citation|ref=Nordhausen|title=Scientology. Wie der Sektenkonzern die Welt erobern will|last1=Nordhausen|first1=Frank|last2=von Billerbeck|first2=Liane|year=2008|publisher=Ch. Links Verlag|place=Berlin|pages=278, 288, 302|isbn=978-3861534709|language=de}}</ref>