A Washoe County District Court Judge has authored the following paper to help improve guardianship systems and monitoring in his county, something completely lacking in Clark County.
The reform that Judge Hardy recommends would put a stop to the abuse caused in Clark County Family Court by appointed "Guardianship Commissioners" like Jon Norheim - a former mob lawyer - - who rubber stamps everything greedy private guardians like Jared E. Shafer want. - SM
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AmericanMafia.com
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Who is Guarding the Guardians? A Localized Call for Improved Guardianship Systems and Monitoring
By: Judge David Hardy, Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Nevada
What is generally described above remains specifically accurate in Washoe County, Nevada. A statistical analysis of local guardianships demonstrates that Washoe County guardianships do not compare well to “exemplary” courts in which best practices exist. As but a few examples, 64% of all Washoe County guardianships begin as temporary guardianships in which an order is enteredbefore the proposed ward is given notice of the action and an opportunity to respond. The judges granted 99% of the ex parte petitions for temporary guardianship. Few proposed wards are represented by counsel or guardians ad litem. Only 7% of the petitions sought limited authority in recognition of the proposed wards’ situational capacity. Inventories, personal statusreports,and financial accountings were late or missing in alarming numbers.There were also recurring substantiveproblems relating tothe content of petitions and medical evidence, sufficiency of notice, consistency of orders andfinancial accountings, statutory noncompliance with inventory requirements, widely divergent administrative expenses, and post-death property disposition orders.Finally, judges have no county resources with which to investigate the propriety of guardianship or monitor the performance of their guardians. Washoe County can improve its guardianship systems and adopt best practices by implementing several reforms, each of which is fully discussed in this article.
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