Guardianship in the U.S.: Protection or Exploitation?
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series on guardianship abuses appearing this week on Next Avenue.)Ginger Franklin - Credit: Tennessee Bar AssociationGinger Franklin was just shy of her...
View ArticleTate Facing Loss of Royalties Following Bankruptcy Dismissal
By Walter F. Roche Jr.A federal judge has dismissed the bankruptcy case filed by Nashville songwriter Danny Tate and the Nashville attorney who once represented him is moving ahead in a Tennessee court...
View ArticleAssisted living home in Livonia shut down by state officials
LIVONIA, Mich. - An assisted living home in Livonia has been shut down by the state due to alleged violations.All residents at Ashley Court are being ordered to move out as early as 6 p.m. Wednesday....
View ArticleEagles’ Randy Meisner’s voluntary conservatorship ‘going very nicely’
An attorney for Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner said Wednesday that his client is doing well under a voluntary temporary conservatorship and criticized attempts by a former friend of the musician to...
View ArticleHow to Protect Yourself or a Loved One From an Abusive Guardianship
(Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on guardianship abuses appearing this week on Next Avenue. Here are Part 1 and Part 2.)Most of us don’t think we would ever end up...
View ArticleQueens Lawyer Who Spent 30 days in Jail for Raiding Late Judge's Estate...
Frank RacanoA Queens lawyer who spent 30 days in jail under a civil order for digging into the estate of the late Judge John Phillips was thrown back behind bars on Wednesday after Brooklyn prosecutors...
View ArticleNext Avenue: Guardianship Laws are Improving, Problems Persist
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series on guardianship abuses appearing this week on Next Avenue.Here are Part 1 and Part 3.)Cases of abusive guardianships have made headlines for...
View ArticleTwo Plattsburgh women sentenced in grandparent scheme
PLATTSBURGH — Two Plattsburgh women were recently sentenced in federal court for participating in a scheme to defraud elderly victims.Naromie Joseph, 29, and Christie Joseph, 25, had pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleB.B. King's Estate War: 15 Kids, 15 Moms and a 'Totally Haywire' Fight
When bluesman B.B. King died last year, he bequeathed to the world a body of work spanning six decades that brought joy and comfort to millions. The crooner of "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Sweet Sixteen"...
View ArticleMisdiagnosed And Overdosed, Grandmother Rescued From Hospice
Family members often feel powerless and hopeless when they realize that a loved one in hospice care has been put on the pathway to a speedy death. This is a story of one family’s vigilance and timely...
View ArticleDr Henry Heimlich uses Heimlich manoeuvre for first time at 96
Surgeon employs anti-choking technique that bears his name to dislodge hamburger from woman’s airway in retirement homeThe surgeon who gave his name to the simple but dramatic procedure used to rescue...
View ArticleAttorney from Howard Beach stole $600K from the estate of a dead judge,...
A lawyer from Howard Beach found himself in handcuffs this week after being indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $600,000 from the estate of a late civil court judge, prosecutors announced on...
View ArticleSteve Miller: Ignored Letter to Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto
----------------------------------------------------------------February 25, 2013Ms. Catherine Cortez-MastoOffice of Nevada Attorney General100 N. Carson St.Carson City, Nevada 89701 COMPLAINT: Re:...
View ArticleCode Blue Conference - Breaking the Code of Silence
Name:Code Blue Conference-Breaking the Code of SilenceDate:October 17, 2016 - October 19, 2016Website:http://www.codeblueconference.comEvent Description:Educational conference that will equip, and...
View ArticleBook: "Momma, Help Me Please"
Momma Help Me Please is one woman’s story of how love and perseverance kept her daughter with C.H.A.R.G.E. Syndrome alive for 22 years and the tragedy that stole her away one unfortunate Valentine’s...
View ArticleFlorida Judge's Wife, A Professional Guardian, Facing More Complaints About...
Carla Simmonds, a Delray Beach nursing administrator and mother of two, decided two years ago to get in shape by attending a “boot camp workout.”But after a vigorous session in February 2014, Simmonds...
View ArticleCarl Junction man receives shock prison time for exploitation of elderly woman
A Jasper County judge sentenced a Carl Junction man this week to 120 days of shock time in prison on convictions for financial exploitation of an elderly woman and tampering with a victim and a witness...
View Article2 Campbell County lawyers accused of stealing from clients’ accounts
Wesley Hatmaker (L) and Conrad Troutman (R)JACKSBORO (WATE) – Two Campbell County attorneys are charged with stealing money from his clients’ accounts in two separate cases.Wesley Lynn Hatmaker, 50, is...
View Article"My Yoni": I Am Not Old
I am not old…she saidI am rare.I am the standing ovationAt the end of the play.I am the retrospectiveOf my life as artI am the hoursConnected like dotsInto good senseI am the fullnessOf existing.You...
View ArticleHouston woman sent to prison for bilking elderly of $3 million
A Houston woman has been sentenced to 2o years in prison after she pleaded guilty to bilking a dozen elderly clients for a total of more than $3 million dollars.Celia Castillo, 59, was convicted after...
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