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Wards demand right to vote / Adult guardianship system's denial of privilege...
The Yomiuri Shimbun Is it unconstitutional to take away the voting rights of adults who are placed under guardianship due to a disability or dementia? The Public Offices Election Law stipulates that...
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Recommended Website: Not Dead Yet - The Resistance
Not Dead Yet is a national, grassroots disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia as deadly forms of discrimination against old, ill and disabled people. Not...
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Lawyer strikes plea deal in bilking of widow
Cherry Hill lawyer Michael Kwasnik, under federal investigation in an alleged $8.5 million Ponzi scheme, has pleaded guilty to state money-laundering charges in the theft of $1.1 million from a...
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FL State Supreme Court Confirms Discipline Measures for Rude Judge
The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed a trial judge's discipline for "rude and intemperate behavior" that included screaming at attorneys and sentencing a defendant without his lawyer present. The...
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Assisted suicide reaches State House
Recently the Vermont legislature has been considering a bill (S.77) that would legalize the practice of “death with dignity,” or “patient-directed dying,” or some other misleading euphemism conjured up...
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Woman charged with stealing $423,000 from elderly uncle
TACOMA, Wash. -- A woman is in jail after allegedly stealing more than $420,000 from her 96-year-old uncle while he suffered from Alzheimer's and dementia.The Pierce County Prosecutor's Office charged...
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"The Ultimate Ponzi"
Every region of the country has its Ponzi villain, but it's hard to imagine another who could match Fort Lauderdale's pugnacious despot Scott Rothstein for the audacity of his $1.4 billion crime...
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Denying suffrage to wards said ‘excessive’
Even though Japan’s adult guardianship system may be necessary to protect the assets of those who need additional attention due to their mental state, stripping them of their suffrage is an excessive...
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Tonight on T.S. Radio: Elder Abuse: NM Passes "Baker Act"
Join us this evening as Leonie Rosenstiel returns to up date us on the passage of New Mexico’s version of the “Baker Act”. This law in tandem with the new DSM 5, will enable the labeling of any...
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Governor Christie Ignores Complaints against Judge McVeigh
THE FAMILY RESOLUTION CENTER, LLC THE FAMILY RESOLUTION CENTER.COM OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR POB 001 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625 Dear Governor Christie, I am writing to you once again about a New Jersey...
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How a £5m, 3,000-acre estate fell into ruin after American heir refused to...
John Paget Figg-HoblynJohn Westropp Figg-Hoblyn A vast British estate that had fallen into ruin after its American heir refused to claim the land can finally be divided among relatives after 80 years...
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Attorney: Bencivengo’s depression incapacitated him
TRENTON — “The depression made him do it,” was the mitigating circumstance former Hamilton Township Mayor Bencivengo’s defense attorney offered, in the hopes of reducing the disgraced leader’s...
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Petition: Stop Human Trafficking of the Elderly
Many people don't know that there is an entire court system whose job it is to remove elder civil rights. Anyone can apply for guardianship over an "incapacitated" adult, and many guardians have no...
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Yucaipa woman, 101, battling for home over handwritten deed
YUCAIPA - Lois Risse, 101, stands hunched over in her front yard, attacking weeds and dandelions with a hoe. Then she bends at the waist, picks up the plants and places them in a cardboard box beside...
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Eighth Annual "Terri's Day"
The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network is delighted to announce that Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of the Diocese of Philadelphia, will celebrate "The National Memorial Mass for Terri's...
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Beware Of Predatory Elder Law And Probate Lawyers
Few would allege that elder law and/or probate attorneys are completely unnecessary but due to causes as simple as greed and as scandalous as often times complete disregard of the Constitution in local...
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Disbarred attorney will serve one year in prison for stealing nearly $900,000
A disbarred Bedford attorney who stole nearly $900,000 from several people, including an 85-year-old client, will pay restitution to her victims, serve one year in a house of correction, and an...
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LA County Probate Courts Reorganized
Starting next month, new Los Angeles Superior Court probate cases will be filed in one central courthouse, instead of multiple district locations throughout the county. Currently, there are 10...
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Woman Charged With Stealing $423K From Elderly Uncle
A woman is in jail after allegedly stealing more than $420,000 from her 96-year-old uncle while he suffered from Alzheimer's and dementia. The Pierce County Prosecutor's Office charged Betsey Cammon,...
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