Judge Orders CA County to Assume Guardianship of Elderly Murder Suspect
Over the objections of Los Angeles County mental health officials, a judge on Thursday ordered an 86-year-old murder defendant to remain in the government's care and not be released to a family member....
View ArticlePrivate Guardian" Jared E. Shafer Accused by Guardianship Commissioner of...
"I'm really trying to put an end to this. I get thatMr. Olvera is bleeding money, and I don't wantit to continue" - Guardianship Commissioner Jon Norheim They say "Getting old is a bitch." That saying...
View ArticleTennessee Public Guardian, Jeanan Mills Stuart's, Fees Exceed $1.8 Million
The Davidson County public guardian, whose fees are under review by a local probate judge, has double-billed clients, billed more than 24 hours in a day and earned more than $270,000 in thousands of...
View ArticleGinger Franklin's Car Towed and Sold While in Conservator, Jeanan Mills...
For months, Ginger Franklin has been trying to find out what happened to the 2001 Nissan Altima she owned before she was placed in an emergency conservatorship. At first she was told her car had been...
View ArticleDorothy Wilson Begged for Her Freedom but Didn't Live to See It
Dorothy Wilson was tricked by her court-appointed guardian and dumped in a facility aginst her will and her daughter's will. Dorothy cried and begged to go home; but sadly Dorothy died suddenly before...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day
Missing our Mothers lost or isolated from us.......Note: We do not know the origin of this picture but would be happy to give credit to that person if anyone knows who it is!
View ArticleTonight on T.S. Radio: Mother's Day Tribute and Operation Clean Sweep (OCS)
Join us this evening as we pay tribute in the first hour, to all the mothers now being held in isolation, forcibly medicated, while their estates are looted by court sanctioned predators. How many of...
View ArticleColorado Bill Requiring Reporting of Elder Abuse Progresses
A bill that would mandate elder abuse reporting in Colorado is finally on its way to becoming law.Senate Bill 111 requires individuals in certain professional fields to report known or suspected cases...
View Article"Judicial Deceit: Tyranny and Unnecessary Secrecy at the Michigan Supreme Court
Details of the infamous feud between Republican-nominated Michigan Supreme Court justices and flamboyant Democratic attorney Geoffrey Fieger is one of many allegations of judicial misconduct in a book...
View ArticleTX: Woman's Costly Court Battle Prompts Call for Reform of Guardianship System
Ninety-one-year-old Sophie Paulos spent three months and more than $30,000 proving to court officials that she was competent enough to run her own life. Two of her daughters had told a local judge that...
View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Elder Advocates Urge Support for California AB937 to...
California's AB937, introduced by Assembly Member Bob Wieckowski,codifies basic personal rights for the state’s most vulnerable citizens. The right to have visitors, the right to receive phone calls,...
View ArticleAttorney Leads Effort to Educate Minnesota About Elder Abuse
A once-small group that Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo started to confront elder abuse is about to unleash an arsenal of resources to help educate Minnesotans about the problem. With nearly...
View ArticleAging and Abuse
The most recent estimates suggest 1 in 10 seniors are abused, neglected or exploited, and that has serious implications for individuals and communities. Victims of elder abuse are much more likely to...
View ArticleFlorida: Alzheimer's Disease Study Using Novel Medication Therapy and...
Scientists have linked chronic inflammatory events in the brain with the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. Now, South Florida residents who have mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease can...
View ArticleOhio: Judge Accused of Dismissing His Lawyer's Traffic Ticket Quits
Embattled Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Harland H. Hale announced yesterday that he will retire on May 24 after a decade on the bench. The announcement comes one week after the Ohio Supreme...
View ArticleFeds to Move Away from DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...
Just weeks before a new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is scheduled for release, the head of the National Institute of Mental Health says it’s time to change how...
View Article'Striking for the Guardians and Protectors of the Mind": The Convention on...
In many nations, entry of a guardianship order becomes the “civil death” of the person affected because persons subjected to such measure are not only fully stripped of their legal capacity in all...
View ArticleEx-PA Judge Gets House Arrest, Probation
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin avoided prison time Tuesday for her campaign corruption conviction but was ordered to send written apologies to every judge in the state...
View ArticleTexas Lawyer Suspended for Six Months
El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds has been suspended from practicing law for six months, according to an order signed Tuesday. Visiting Judge Martin Muncy of Andrews, Texas, revoked a six-month probation...
View ArticleThree Arrested in Drug, Prositution Sting at NJ Senior Citizen Complex
A man, 75, and a woman, 66, suspected of using cocaine and running a prostitution ring out of their apartments at the Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Citizen Building have been arrested after residents...
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