How long did it take to send them to prison? Here, too they were caught and some paid the price.
From article below it’s amazing how long govts has been talking and doing nothing about problem. Also steps you can take from becoming a victim.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/court-appointed-guardian-system-failing-elderly_us_59d3f70be4b06226e3f44d4e?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Interesting.
And another relatively recent article summarizing guardianship issues:
This is beyond scary. Makes you doubt the whole judiciary system. My parents are totally fine and independent in their 70’s, and I haven’t really been thinking about this, but I’ll talk to them ASAP about getting all the right paperwork.
In my state, a person filing for guardianship has to have a specific form (affadavit) completed by a treating physician or psychologist who has seen the patient within 10 days of the date the form was completed. I believe the form has to be notarized. Then the petitioner files it with the probate court, and the probate court refers the individual out for an independent examination, to hopefully avoid the potential abuse that JHS describes. The situation described in the magazine article is an egregious breach of the guardianship system.
As for the juvenile system abuse that occurred in his state, IIRC, the judge was receiving kickbacks from the “treatment center” where these kids were being referred. Am I remembering correctly, @JHS?
here’s the judge/juvenile case
When I researched caregiver agencies for my mom (in CA) I came upon an agency that was started by a woman who acted as a court appointed conservator. She had a thriving business managing the assets of her ‘clients’ and providing care through her own caregiver agency. She often appeared on society pages at fundraisers next to the judges who funneled clients to her. Nothing was illegal, but the arrangement seemed a bit too cozy and with little oversight.
I hope a living trust with designated professional successor trustee offers some protection against abuse.
This article is old, but probably still relevant. Rampant abuse in California:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:r7K5h9F40hMJ:www.latimes.com/news/la-me-conserve14nov14-story.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us