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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Judge's Wife Accused of Taking Fees Before...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Savitt, a tennis pro turned professional guardian for incapacitated senior citizens, profits from her marriage to a sitting judge, a Palm Beach Post investigation has uncovered.As the...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Judge, Wife Benefit From Frail Seniors' Money
The savings of incapacitated seniors flow into the household of Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Martin Colin.This occurs courtesy of Colin’s wife — Elizabeth “Betsy” Savitt. She serves as a...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust
Reporter John Pacentiby John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post ReporterJudge Martin Colin is married to guardian Elizabeth Savitt. She manages the lives of seniors who can’t take care of themselves.With her...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Gwen Batson: Savitt Clears House With...
In a case The Post wrote about in April, [Elizabeth] Savitt along with attorney Sheri Hazeltine — who represents Savitt in many cases — hauled out belongings from Gwendolyn Batson’s Lake Worth home....
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: The High Cost of Family Discord; Fees Blossom...
The families involved in guardianship cases are often broken. Brothers hate sisters. Fathers characterize their own daughters as evil for opposing them in court. It’s not unusual for many family...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Savitt's Home, $308,000 Staves Off Auction
In 2011, just before the Batson case, [Elizabeth] Savitt became a registered professional guardian. Savitt and Colin’s financial picture — replete with foreclosures, debt and liens — started to...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Robert Wein, Costly Try at Annulling Marriage
The case of Robert Wein illustrates the often savage nature of guardianship cases. Family members say [Elizabeth] Savitt splits families into camps by pursuing what is called “staged litigation,”...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Lorraine Hilton: Son Accused of Abuse Gets...
In the case of retired decorator Lorraine Hilton, Savitt’s actions benefited Hilton’s son Robert, who was accused of physically abusing and stealing from his mother, according to court documents....
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Helen O-Grady: Lawyer Agast as Savitt...
Thomas Mayes of Boynton Beach sought legal advice in a dispute with his two brothers over his mother’s health care and finances. His attorney, Clifford Hark of Boca Raton, recommended [Elizabeth}Savitt...
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Lawmakers turn attention to opioid abuse
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskillDrug abuse in the United States has become a growing threat, and Washington has taken notice. Only a few sentences into his State of the Union address last week, President...
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Steve Miller: Estimated $160,000 Missing From Jason Hanson's Estate
Elyse TyrellLAS VEGAS - While cerebral palsy victim Jason Hanson was under the Clark County Family Court ordered trusteeship of Attorney Fran Fine, private guardian Jared E. Shafer, and attorney Elyse...
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New Illinois Laws Effective January 1, 2016
Public Act 99-0070"Illinois Representative David Harris Introduced House Bill 2505, legislation that protects adults against guardianship abuse, signed by Governor Bruce Rauner on July 20, 2015.”House...
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Nursing Assistant Fired, Charged After Posting Nude Video of 93-Year-Old on...
Photo by: Arman ZhenikeyevClarification, Jan. 19, 2016: This post has been clarified to explain how imprisonment in Wisconsin consists of both confinement behind bars as well as extended supervision.A...
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Seniors Grow Old Waiting for House to Act on Crucial Legislation
By Paul DowneyLast summer we applauded the Senate’s unanimous re-authorization of the Older Americans Act and expected the House to concur. Signed into law more than 50 years ago by President Lyndon B....
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The goal of elder justice dangles within reach
By Barbara Peters Smith "I know she steals my silverware, but at least she comes every day."Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, quoted these words of her former patient in a...
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Steve Miller: Jason Hanson Cautioned!
Yesterday, while cerebral palsy victim and former ward of the court Jason Hanson was waiting in the Nevada Supreme Court lobby just prior to testifying before the Guardianship Commission, his erstwhile...
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Steve Miller: Attorney Elyse Tyrell has been Jason Hanson's "Trustee" since...
By Steve MillerJanuary 22, 2016LAS VEGAS - Attorney Elyse Tyrell has been Trustee for cerebral palsy victim Jason Hanson for over ten years according to multiple COURT MINUTES that begin on June 13,...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: How Do You Convince a God He's Wrong?
The nation as a whole is beset by unscrupulous guardians, some of whom have been charged with crimes. Florida passed its first effort at reform last legislative session, including applying criminal...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust: Judge's History of Debt, Foreclosures, IRS Liens
Judge Colin, Elizabeth Savitt's husband[Judge] Colin and [Elizabeth] Savitt are positioned as the power couple of the lucrative probate arena. Colin’s financial history, however, is littered with...
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Guardianships: A Broken Trust, 115 Recusals in Six Months
His wife’s [Elizabeth Savitt] job as a professional guardian leaves Judge Colin compromised, handcuffing him from fully doing his job, The Post found. He’s recused himself from 115 cases that involve...
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