The Culpable Media
2008-06-14 00:26:41
The media is just as culpable in killing brain injured Terri Schindler Schiavo, perhaps more so, than conflicted and mercenary Michael Schiavo, his attorney and euthanasia advocate George Felos and Judge George Greer, author of her death order.Aaron Deslatte, a reporter from the Orlando Sentinel published a article that wrongly referenced Terri Schiavo as being “brain dead”.Bobby Schindler, Te
Golden Opportunities
2008-06-16 00:22:48
Golden Opportunities
is a series of articles from The New York Times examining how businesses and investors seek to profit from the soaring number of older Americans, in ways helpful and harmful.Reporting by Charles Duhigg.Reverse mortgages have boomed, but many consumers complain of unethical and high-pressure sales tactics.Tapping Into Homes Can Be Pitfall for the ElderlyElderly plaintiffs have
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
2008-06-15 23:53:13
Show the world you care about ending elder abuse and neglect."Wear something purple" on World
Awareness
Day - every June 15th.International NetworkFor The Prevention of Elder
AbuseElder Abuse comes in obvious forms and not so obvious forms.We are facing a national epidemic of unlawful and abusive guardianships and conservatorships --- guardians and their attorneys are getting rich off the backs of
Fight Guardianship Abuse
2008-06-17 01:08:47
They took him away from the only people on earth who loved him.And, they destroyed him. FIGHT GUARDIANSHIP ABUSE!
Satellite Parking
2008-06-17 00:28:11
On her 75th birthday, Millie McAllister is standing on a tree stump in her back yard, waiting for the spaceship from Venus to come take her back home. Meanwhile, her daughter Fran is trying to get Millie back in the house, as it is cold outside. The play is told from Millie's point of view, as she explains to the audience how she came to learn she was from Venus and then tried to accomplish her mi
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, Parking
Postponing Protection for Seniors
2008-06-18 00:41:27
Laws to protect seniors and dependent adults from abuse by court-appointed conservators are under threat as California lawmakers seek painful cuts to close the state's $15.2-billion budget deficit.The laws were part of a sweeping reform package signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger two years ago after a Los Angeles Times series had exposed theft, abuse and negligence by some professional conservato
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, Seniors
Money Missing From Estates
2008-06-18 00:24:34
A recently concluded investigation revealed that at least 11 of Karyn McConnell Hancock’s former Lucas County Probate Court clients have discrepancies in their accounts totaling more than $170,000 in missing money and possible thefts.An attorney who was appointed as a special master commissioner to review the cases, filed his report in probate court. Each of the cases investigated involved estat
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, Missing
, Estates
Professional Guardian Task Force
2008-06-26 00:39:46
The aging population is prompting the state of New Hampshire to look at who will help care for the elderly as their numbers increase.
David King, administrative judge of the state Probate Court system, has formed a "Task Force
on Professional Guardian
s" to address the expected increase in demand for legal guardians for the elderly.
Hillsborough County Probate Judge Raymond Cloutier is heading th
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Comfy Care
2008-06-26 00:28:27
My father in law has pneumonia, high blood pressure, high pulse rate, and fever. He has had it at least since last Wednesday when they took him to the hospital. At first they were giving him oxygen, and antibiotics, and IV’s. As of yesterday, they have put him on what is called "COMFY CARE". They took him off the antibiotics, and IVs, and all of his medication. Unless he shows signs of pain, the
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Non Sequitur - Estate Planning
2008-06-25 02:11:33
See also:
When he launched Non Sequitur a decade ago, Wiley Miller knew he didn't want a running joke. So he took the name of his strip from the Latin phrase for "it does not follow" and created a comic that features no central character.
Source:
The Legal Lampoon: A Biased, Unfair, and Completely Accurate Law Review from Non Sequitur
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Summarizing the Guardianship Racket
2008-06-25 00:35:02
Over and over, we are hearing tales of horror and woe associated with involvement with and within these guardianships.
Family members are being removed under the doctrine of ‘best interests’ from family on exaggerated and false charges. Family can do no right. These guardianships can do no wrong, and are not held accountable for abuses or funds.
The elderly person's situation does not ge
Connecticut Probate Injustice
2008-06-24 01:40:10
The outrageous story of Daniel Gross - the elderly New York man who was held against his will in a Waterbury nursing home in 2006 by order of the probate court, merely because he happened to get sick in Connecticut
. He was freed when a Superior Court judge intervened, calling the Gross case "a terrible miscarriage of justice."
Gross has become a symbol for families across the country who believe
Family Dynasty Battle
2008-06-24 00:57:58
Crean family siblings are battling over a conservatorship for their mother, Donna Crean, waterfront estates, a six-figure sedan and diamond-encrusted belt buckles.
The 78-year-old mother of four became a widow last year. Her husband, John Crean, was a multimillionaire philanthropist and founder of Fleetwood Enterprises, the trailblazing recreational vehicle firm.
Court papers depict a struggle p
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, Battle
Struggling Conservator
2008-06-24 00:45:56
Tight financial times are affecting the ability of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office to take care of conservatorships for properties it obtains through court appointments, according to Sheriff Randy Smith.
Smith wants a fund to be put into place to help the sheriff’s office restore and maintain properties it obtains when owners fail to care for them as a result of illness, dementia or ment
Court Disbars Lawyer
2008-06-23 00:09:29
The Court
of Appeals found that H. Allen Whitehead violated the rules of professional conduct when he used $600,000 of estate assets to purchase a rent-stabilized residential property.
Whitehead later repaid the estate in full. Judge Lynne A. Battaglia wrote on behalf of the majority, “removal of the $600,000 without court approval was clearly a misappropriation.”
Whitehead was appointed con
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Reta Cook Pleads Mercy
2008-06-22 00:36:09
"I do not have Dementia!"
Reta Cook begs the County to quit pressuring her and trying to control her money and life.
Judge Seeking Volunteers
2008-06-21 00:38:07
El Paso County Statutory Probate Court No. 1 Judge
Yvonne Rodriguez is looking for 100 aides to check in on wards of court. In order for her court, which appoints guardians, among its other duties, to fulfill a mandate from the Texas Probate Court, the judge needs volunteers willing to check in on some of the 3,000 wards handled by her court.
Each volunteer will have to fill out a report on the s
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, Volunteers
The Immoralities of Jennifer Smith
2008-06-21 00:34:19
True crime- The operator of an adult living facility has a resident committed to a psychiatric hospital so she can steal her assets.
By Joe Roubicek, author of FINANCIAL ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY; A Detective's Case Files Of Exploitation Crimes
Excerpt:
Our villain, Jennifer Smith
, lost her precious freedom by way of an arrest for her exploitation of Christine Cobb, but at least she had a choice i
Judging the Judges
2008-06-20 00:42:23
Eighty-seven judges will be evaluated in the District Court, Juvenile Court, Superior Court, Housing Court, and Probate and Family Court.
As part of the ongoing program to evaluate and enhance judicial performance, the Supreme Judicial Court's Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee has sent questionnaires to attorneys and court employees in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Co
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The Private Conservator
2008-06-20 00:32:32
In 2001 a San Mateo County judge ruled my Mom could no longer take care of herself and forced her into a conservatorship to "manage" her multimillion dollar estate and make essential decisions about her care.
The private conservator sold Mom’s home, where she had lived for 45 years, for six million dollars (more money for them!) – and forced her into a nursing home even though she wanted to l
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Granny Snatchers
2008-06-19 00:48:30
Charges of unfair imprisonment. Allegations of a nursing home abduction. A heated debate between a local family and state officials highlights the complexity of addressing alleged elder abuse.
Mary Stenlund, Linda's 88-year-old mother who had been living with her for the past 26 years, fell ill and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. A week later, the Department of Human Services (DHS) o
Mayor Meek's Last Will
2008-06-19 00:19:25
Part One: Allegations of Probate Fraud
Video claims isolation and possible elder abuse. Former Mayor
of Rialto prominent in politics signed a 2nd amendment and Last Will
during his last days. Witnessed by Ralph Shumway at Waipuna and prepared by Robert Grigger Jones of Atascadero 2000 miles away.
Part Two: Mayor of City Rialto Last Will
Details property sales and impunity with regards to Mayo
Judge Freezes Investment Account
2008-09-16 21:22:27
Guardianship management questioned; hearing to be heldA Circuit Court judge has frozen an investment account of town chairman Jeff Long related to his guardianship of an estate, pending an evidentiary hearing into allegations of conflicts of interest and rendering undeserved economic benefits to family members, particularly to his sister Cheryl Long.The petitioner, Kathleen Johnsen, who is also Lo
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, Account
Parental Rights
2008-10-22 06:43:24
Parental rights win out, even if the children's best interest might best be served by other guardians, according to a Nebraska Supreme Court decision reaffirming the constitutional right of parents.The high court overturned a Perkins County District Court decision that two children should remain with grandparents who had been raising them for several years.The Supreme Court gave custody of the two
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, Rights
The Lost Years
2008-11-14 07:33:22
Milous Keith was a blue-collar worker for the city of Columbus for 30 years. A Korean War veteran, he amassed an estate worth nearly $1 million through rental properties and savings, a nest egg upon which he’d hoped to retire comfortably. Never did he think his golden years would be the darkest of his life.A call to Adult Protective Services landed Keith in a locked-down Alzheimer’s ward for n
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Probate Investigation
2008-11-14 06:38:04
Court Administrator Paul Knierim said he will investigate a controversial Greenwich probate case where family members say Marilyn Plank, an elderly Michigan woman, has been held against her will in Connecticut.Knierim said the law requires the courts to pay specific attention to the rights of a person who faces conservation by probate court, particularly when it comes to jurisdiction. People under
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