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No Right To Seize 2008-05-23 01:43:00 A state appeals court has said authorities had no right to seize more than 440 children in a raid on the FLDS ranch last month.The state took 464 children into custody in April, but the ruling directly applied to the children of 48 sect mothers represented by the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, said Cynthia Martinez of the agency. About 200 parents are involved in the polygamy case.The Third Court of Read more:Right
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Pima County Guardianships 2008-05-22 00:06:00 Elderly too easily can be stripped of civil liberties, assets JAMES C. VAN DORENIn providing psychiatric care to geriatric patients, there are serious and frequent lapses in ethical practice with regard to guardianships and capacity determinations in Pima County
."I often am befuddled by the tenacity and utter lack of ethical objectivity demonstrated by attorneys and the mental health professionals
Macomb County Probate 2008-05-24 00:50:00 An audit report about Macomb County
Probate Court produced a scathing memo of the court that blames the judges for ongoing problems and has resulted in the suspension of the court administrator and an investigation into a guardianship and conservator company.Carl Gromek, director of the State Court Administrative Office, wrote a May 16 three-page memo to the Supreme Court justices two days after T
A Grandchild's Fight 2008-05-24 00:13:00 My Grandma, Jean McKee Blackwell, was stolen from me when I was 11 years old.I am now 15 and want to speak out about what the conservator and guardian in Tucson Arizona did to my family.My whole family lived together and we were very happy. Janice Bernardini came in and separated my Mom and Dad. My Dad was sick and needed Mom to take care of him. He died because they did not care. He was only 43 a
Symbol of Hope 2008-05-26 00:50:00 "The magic of Dan Gross" In loving memory. See also:Connecticut ConservatorshipHow Can This Happen?Judicial Immunity Read more:Symbol
Bogus Conservatorship 2008-05-27 00:31:00 After a lifetime of saving for their old age and making all the needed financial arrangements for themselves, my parents "called in" my 30-year-old promise to care for them in their own home the final years of their lives. I became their sole care provider in June 1998. A month after dad’s death in May, 1999, we received an urgent phone call informing us we were "required to appear in probate co Read more:Bogus
Undrafted Medical Certificate 2008-05-28 00:11:00 The medical certificate used to get Emma France declared incapacitated and disabled was not filled out by the doctor who signed it.France was made a ward of Rita Hunter, Jasper County public administrator, after a trial held May 16, 2007, in Jasper County Probate Court.France was taken to the office of Dr. Stephen Bazzano in Galena, Kan., the day before the court hearing. Though he signed the medi Read more:Certificate
Push The Walker 2008-05-30 00:14:00 With support from advocates across the country, a Colorado couple pushed a walker from Morris, Ill., to Bloomington in protest of how Paul LaBounty thinks his parents were pushed around in their last days as wards of the state.An only child, LaBounty said he was not allowed to make final health decisions for his parents. His father had scripted a variety of wills, one of which named his cousin as Read more:Walker
The Baby Boomers 2008-05-29 00:44:00 We are facing a growing epidemic of unlawful and abusive guardianships. If we don't stop the predatory practice, then the same fate awaits each and every one of us.Guardians and their attorneys are getting rich off the backs of the vulnerable and helpless -- and they're doing it "legally."Wards are forced into nursing homes against their will --- property sold, personal possessions sold or destroy Read more:Boomers
No Right to Counsel 2008-05-31 00:00:00 Britney Spears is not yet fit to participate in court proceedings in her conservatorship case, her [court-appointed] lawyer told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner.Ingham told the court that Spears' medical condition is "fluid" because her treatment is changing.Samuel Ingham, Spears' [court-appointed] attorney, is also the attorney for the pop stars father and conservator, James Spears.Sour Read more:Right
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Appellate Court: Right or Wrong? 2008-06-03 12:37:58 Right:The ruling by a Texas appeals court that the state's child protection services had unsufficient grounds to seize hundreds of children from the FLDS compound in Eldorado is a welcome and timely check on the illegal application of state power against an entire religious community.The well-reasoned conclusion of the Third Court
of Appeals simply stated what had become obvious and increasingly d Read more:Right
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Wards’ Assets and Well-being at Risk 2008-06-03 00:34:08 Major problems in the Kentucky state guardianship program place the well-being and finances of more than 2,500 wards of the state at risk, according to an audit by state Auditor Crit Luallen.“Not only did we find that their financial assets were grossly mismanaged, but more seriously, we found that inadequate staffing puts their well-being at risk.”The audit attributes the problems largely to Read more:Assets
Family Feud Over Estate 2008-06-02 00:30:24 The story of the Peebles family is now before the Court of Appeals. If the court declines to hear the case or hears it and rules against Clifton Park resident David Peebles, it means that a family vacation home his parents, Robert and Gertrude, bought 35 years ago in Bolton Landing will be auctioned. Peebles believes the state’s 1993 Mental Hygiene Law, designed to protect people like his mother Read more:Family
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Issue: Guardianship Abuse 2008-06-04 00:40:58 Each year thousands of Americans are placed under the supervision of court appointed guardians. Guardianships are sought for individuals (called wards) who are considered legally incompetent to make decisions for themselves.HALT research shows that the nation’s guardianship system offers few procedural protections, and has spawned a profit-driven professional guardianship industry that often enr
Seeking Release from Guardianship 2008-06-06 00:37:42 Keith Skorup received a tramatic brain injury when he fell off a lift while working at Lowes in 1999. Skorup has been in various places for long term care, most recently at White Oaks Nursing Home in Mt.Vernon. Skorup says he has recovered enough to be on his own, but his wife Rebecca has legal guardianship and refuses to let him leave the facility.Two doctors testified about Skorup's recovery. Th Read more:Seeking
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Kinship Care vs Foster Care 2008-06-06 00:13:00 New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:Children removed from their homes after reports of maltreatment have significantly fewer behavior problems three years after placement with relatives than if they are put into foster care.The study, which looked at a national sample of U.S. children removed from their homes following reports of maltreatment, is published in the June issue o Read more:Foster
Health Implications of Caregiving 2008-06-05 10:53:52 Caring for a loved one?• Learn about the impact caregiving is having on your health.• Learn simple tips to preserve your health while caring for a loved one.• Hear about programs specifically developed to support you."HealthImplications
of Caregiving" will provide viewers information on how caregiving impacts the health and well-being of the caregivers themselves. It will provide tips on se
Protecting Estates 2008-06-05 01:15:46 The Colorado State Judiciary is reviewing its protective proceedings, and the Silvia Tessadri case is a big reason why.When Tessadri entered the care of guardian Ann Grasee by court order in 2003, Tessadri had an estate valued at more than $500,000 as well as a home and trust. Grasee charges $100 per hour for her care, a standard fee for guardian ad litems in Colorado.Tessadri's son, Rudy Bush sai Read more:Protecting
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Harris County Probate 2008-06-07 00:22:47 For years families bogged down in HarrisCounty
probate courts have accused judges of bleeding estates of tens of thousands of dollars to pay high-priced lawyers for unnecessary work.A Houston appeals court ruled that probate Judge Mike Wood improperly awarded what may turn out to be more than $2 million in fees to a trustee and his lawyers over the objections of a wealthy father who set up three
Advocate for the Elderly 2008-06-09 01:08:08 The Mentor Senior Center has many programs for today's active seniors. The center also delivers important information that affects the lives of seniors. A video about the Mentor Senior Center can be viewed at City of Mentor - Around Town 2008-06-02 Mentor resident Tom Fields is featured in the June 2008 video. Mr. Fields reviewed and donated a book entitled "Financial Abuse of the Elderly" by dete Read more:Advocate
2002 to 2008: No Improvement 2008-06-09 00:23:21 Six years ago, Ed Hatchett, who preceded Crit Luallen as Kentucky auditor, released a report showing that the state "does not effectively safeguard, monitor or manage the assets of its (adult) wards, thereby violating its fiduciary duty."* money owed to wards or to the estates of wards was not being distributed* expenses for one person were being paid out of funds that belonged to another* money o Read more:Improvement
A Costly Conservatorship - His Life 2008-06-11 00:59:57 My son, Stephen Price, Jr., died at age 19, a victim of a guardianship/conservatorship abuse. A severe brain injury caused by hospital neglect at age 9 seemed to be the worst that could possibly happen, ---until a few years later, at a custody hearing between the parents, the San Bernadino County Superior Court System turned Stevie’s life over to private professional parasite (guardian) Melodie
Stealing From The Dead 2008-06-11 00:22:38 A former Flushing attorney was charged with misappropriating more than $400,000 from the estate of a deceased man for whom he served as a trustee.Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said: "The defendant is accused of breaching his fiduciary obligations by siphoning off hundreds of thousands of dollars in trust funds for his own personal use and leaving the trust with a closing balance of les Read more:Stealing
Child Protection or Legal Kidnapping? 2008-06-10 10:08:31 Children being taken from their homes, based on tips from anonymous telephone callers alleging abuse or neglect, and there’s growing evidence that many of the children placed in foster care annually don’t belong there.Georgia state Sen. Nancy Schaefer assessment of the bureaucrats entrusted to protect children there: “I believe Child Protective Services (CPS) nationwide has become corrupt an Read more:Protection
CPS: Court Abused Discretion 2008-06-10 01:17:11 After an appeals court ruled that Child Protective Services overreached its authority by seizing more than 460 children from a polygamist ranch in West Texas; lawyers for the state agency accused the court of abusing its discretion by issuing the ruling.The state agency and lawyers representing a group of mothers from the polygamist ranch seeking to regain custody of their children wait for the Te Read more:Court
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Probate Judge Removed 2008-06-12 01:04:55 Judge removed from top spot on Macomb probate bench amid allegations over guardianship cases.The Michigan Supreme Court removed Kathryn George as Macomb County's chief probate judge months after the high court appointed her.Retired Macomb Probate and Circuit Judge Kenneth Sanborn will take over as acting chief judge following the unanimous vote by the state's high court. One of Sanborn's duties wi Read more:Judge
Life and Dignity in Danger 2008-06-12 00:46:27 "An elderly priest languished in isolation, denied visitors and calls under self-imposed care of Arizona woman"A fierce custody battle between an Arizona woman and a priest’s family threatens the life and dignity of California-based Fr. Bernard “Brian” Gallagher.Fr. Gallagher, who has resided in California after his retirement, was placed in a remote Arizona care facility, Payson Care Center Read more:Danger
Guardian Abuse - Keeping It In The Family 2008-06-12 00:22:44 A true crime case of guardian abuse is presented with reference to present day activist organizations.By Joe Roubicek, author of FINANCIAL ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY; A Detective's Case Files Of Exploitation CrimesExcerpt:"While Paushter was using the guardianship to steal from his aunt’s estate, the nursing home staff had been calling him repeatedly, desperately asking for money to pay for a dental o Read more:Guardian
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Manassas Senior Day Care Program 2008-06-13 00:20:14 PetitionTHE MANASSAS SENIOR DAY PROGRAM WILL CLOSE JUNE 20, UNLESS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS HEARD!On April 29, the County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously, and without notifying families, to close the Manassas Senior Day Program
which has provided loving day care and therapeutic activities for seniors with Alzheimer's or physical disabilities for over 17 years.They blame 'budget constraint Read more:Day Care
Judge Arrested on Ethics Charges 2008-06-14 00:36:46 WSFA reports that Covington County Probate Judge
Sherrie Phillips has been arrested on felony ethics and theft charges.Here is the official charges from Attorney General Troy King's office:·First-degree theft of a check for $1.8 million or any proceeds of the check, which was the property of the estate of Cary Douglas Piper and/or the State of Alabama;·First-degree theft by deception, by knowing Read more:Ethics
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