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Bank May be Liable for Failure to Stop Elder Abuse
Jeffrey SkatoffWritten by Jeffrey Skatoff • March 9th, 2015• Guardianship Litigation, Resources, Other Resources,In what may be a first in Florida, a bank can be held liable for the failure to stop...
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Florida Will Overturned On Finding of Undue Influence By Surviving Spouse
Jeffrey SkatoffWritten by Anya Van Veen • March 19th, 2015• Probate Litigation, In Blinn v. Carlman, the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld a Florida probate court’s invalidation of a will based...
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Time to license, audit court-appointed guardians
It ranks up there with the most despicable of crimes: people professing to care for the elderly, then stripping them of their money.In Nevada, nobody is watching. It’s almost as if the immoral practice...
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Not Dead Yet Applauds Second Thoughts Connecticut As Disability Advocates...
Hartford, CT (PRWEB) March 18, 2015 Not Dead Yet applauds Second Thoughts Connecticut, as disability advocates held a press conference Monday and now prepare to testify against an assisted suicide bill...
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Rightful Elder Care Guardians Find Hope in Senate Bill 1226
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Julie Ferguson still owes some $5,000 to a Florida attorney she hired to help secure guardianship for her 80-year-old mother, Marise London.“My sister is a convicted felon who...
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Two Herald-Tribune staffers honored for health care reporting
Herald-Tribune reporters Barbara Peters Smith, left, and Justine Griffin.Two Herald-Tribune journalists were honored by the Association of Health Care Journalists with national awards for their work on...
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Elder protection bill unanimously passes Ohio House
Elmon Booth, of MiddletownHAMILTON —A bill aimed at protecting the elderly from abuse, neglect and financial exploitation is now in the hands of the Ohio Senate after unanimously passing in the House...
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3/17/15 House Subcommittee on Children, Families & Seniors
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Legal help exists for exploited seniors
Kudos to The Dispatch for shining a light on elder abuse and emphasizing the critical need for funding for Adult Protective Services and other organizations mentioned that combat abuse of seniors in...
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Guardianship horror stories may lead to change
Dr. Sam Sugar has a pretty clear picture of how he thought life would be after he retired to Miami from Skokie, IllinoisThe physician saw himself in a bathing suit, on the beach, spending time with his...
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Advocates seek more funds to fight elder abuse
Ramona Wilson tidied her house, parked both of her cars in her garage, shut all the doors and turned on the engines.But before she could climb behind the wheel and asphyxiate herself, she was...
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ABC Action News I-Team: Guardian and Attorney Bill Thousands for Years After...
She's been dead for over two years, but her state-appointed professional guardian has been billing her for thousands the entire time.This is just the latest in a long line of disturbing issues...
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Schedule for The Vegas Voice Guardianship Seminars
Wednesday, MARCH 25th2:00 pm – Sun City Anthem/Buckman’s RestaurantWednesday, APRIL 8TH11:30 am - Destinations @ Alexander2:00 pm - Destinations @ WinterhavenThursday, APRIL 9TH11:30 am - Destinations...
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Escambia Senior Out $1 Million; Bill Seeks To Stop Predatory ‘Cockroaches’
Now 93, Ernestine Franks has lived in Escambia County all of her life. She and her late husband, Charles, both worked at the Pensacola Naval Air Station — she was in cost accounting and he was a...
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Elder abuse cases on rise
Lincoln County has seen several cases in past couple weeksWALDOBORO, Maine —Elder abuse is a crime against senior citizens that is gaining the attention of law enforcement.Click here to watch the...
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Protect seniors from abuse
Senate should OK House bill to curb those who prey on elderlyA law to better protect seniors from neglect, abuse and exploitation deserves to be passed by the Ohio Senate. Stories of senior...
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Florida: ABC Action News I-Team: Patricia Johnson fights more regulation for...
(Note: This video is slow loading - but it's worth the wait!)ABC Action News is staying on top of an effort to protect our state's most vulnerable citizens. State lawmakers are working to reform...
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5 Estate Planning Documents Every Young Professional Should Have
After graduating from college, and even law school, the thought of drafting your estate plan probably did not make the top twenty on your "to-do" list, and why should it? The only thing most young...
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Philadelphia housekeeper sentenced for exploitation of a vulnerable person
A Philadelphia housekeeper is going to prison after pleading guilty to one count of exploitation of a vulnerable person.Authorities said 39-year-old Rosemary Stribling, also known as Rosemary Carter,...
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