If you need a guardian, is the system working for you?
Experts say Missouri needs to do more to protect wards, lessen workloads and give families more peace of mind
"Clearly, something is broken in Missouri," Sharon Bock said.
Bock is the clerk and comptroller for Palm Beach County, Florida. Last year, she led the charge to reform the guardianship system in her home state.
"Missouri has the responsibility to make sure that the statutes are clear, that all of the statutes are designed to be in the best interest of this person who has lost their ability to either have control of their body or control of their money," Bock said.
After profiling the guardianship case of Pauline Williams of Sikeston in February, I reached out to the state lawmakers serving Scott County to ask them if the state's guardianship system needs to be fixed.
"It just appears to be that that's something that's been overlooked,” admits State Representative Holly Rehder.
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