Clik here to view.
PA Judge Resigns After Arrest for Same Conduct She was Suspended for in July
In July, Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold pleaded with the state Court of Judicial Discipline to let her keep her “dream” job at a sanctions hearing, and it agreed, citing her extreme remorse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NASGA's Federal and Illinois Legislative Liaison, Janet Bedin, Attends...
Rockford resident Janet Bedin has met previous popes several times but never had a visit to the Vatican like the one she had Monday. Bedin, a lifelong member of St. Anthony of Padua Church of Rockford,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nevada Busses Hundreds of Mentally Ill Around Country
Over the past five years, Nevada's primary state psychiatric hospital has put hundreds of mentally ill patients on Greyhound buses and sent them to cities and towns across America. Since July 2008,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Press Release: Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Thomas Cain Allegedly...
Santa Clara Conservatorship judge Thomas Cain is being charged with allegedly committing race, gender and age discrimination. According is court papers filed on Monday and Wednesday, Beatrice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CA Couple Charged With Bilking Millions From Hundreds of Senior Citizens
Michael Woodward, 50, and his wife Melissa Woodward, 47, are charged with scamming more than 230 San Diego area senior citizens out of $1.9 million – and there may be victims statewide, says...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Senate Special Committee on Aging Addresses National Alzheimer's Plan Progress
Advocates at the 25th annual Alzheimer's Association Advocacy Forum paused during a day of visits with members of Congress to attend a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on the National Plan to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital Aims To Shorten Hospital Stays For Patients...
What happens when a patient is medically ready to leave a hospital, but is not mentally capable of making decisions? Ideally, they have designated a proxy or guardian to help guide the way. But if they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New TN Conservatorship Law Comes Too Late for Some Wards
Shannon Hill says much of the past two years of her life has been unbearable. Even the most basic of decisions about her daily life were taken away. Hill, 67, was placed in a court-ordered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Florida Attorneys Embarrassed and Disgusted Over Peer's Actions
The case against a local attorney accused of grand theft and exploitation is alarming members of the local legal community. "It's never a good thing when you're moving money from one place to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NY: UAGPPJA Bill Would Ease Guardianship of Out of State Elderly Relatives
The AARP is urging state lawmakers to pass a bill that would make it easier and cheaper for New Yorkers to care for elderly relatives located in another state.Sen. Kemp Hannon, R-Nassau County, said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
California Probate Court Judges’ Failure to Protect Vulnerable Elder Abuse...
In an unpublished decision in the Conservatorship of Feist case, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District reversed Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert M. Letteau’s “unexplained...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TN: Conservator Jeanan Mills-Stuart and Judge Randy Kennedy
For Jeanan Mills Stuart, the public guardian for Davidson County, no job is too small. At rates between $195 and $225 an hour, the costs for Stuart’s personal attention add up.She billed five hours —...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Illinois: Bond Set for Caretaker Charged With Financial Exploitation of the...
Bond has been set for a Villa Park man charged with stealing more than $45,000 from an elderly woman for whom he provided in-house care, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.William...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PA: Elder Task Force to Step Up Guidelines
As more Americans worry about financial abuse of seniors, Pennsylvania's new task force on elder law is stepping up. The group expects to outline recommendations next year that could make it harder for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nashville Woman, Shannon Hill, is Assigned New Conservator
Following a more than two-hour hearing, a 67-year-old Nashville resident has won a partial victory in her battle to win release from a conservatorship dating back to 2009. Probate Judge David Randy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Political Groups Bilking Elderly for Donations Through Mailers
Mabel, 95, has developed significant memory and cognitive issues. Because of her age and health problems, her niece and nephew believes some charities are taking advantage of her by asking for money....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judges, Feeling the Pressure
Judges who are fed up with crowded dockets, low pay and inexperienced lawyers or pro se litigants are taking their frustration out in court, according to a recent story in The National Law Journal....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Road to "Save" Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes came into the public eye as one of Nickelodeon’s sweethearts. Now friends and colleagues are so worried about her recent erratic behavior that they have been begging for police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lon Watts, Texas Gay Man, Says Partner Jim Heath's Sister Forced Them Apart,...
For more than 30 years, Lon Watts said he shared his life and his love with partner, Jim Heath. But that life came crashing down in 2011 after Watts says Heath's sister successfully forced the pair...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting Bill Heads to Colorado's Governor
A bill requiring people in certain occupations — ranging from physicians to clergy members — to report abuse or exploitation of seniors in Colorado is heading to to the governor's desk. Senate Bill...
View Article
