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I'd like to make contact with, and share information with, people who have been (or know of) victims of public and/or court-appointed guardians.
Such a victim would be an elderly person who has had a guardianship forced on him/her when, in fact, the elderly person did not need any guardian other than a ready and willing, and qualified family member. There is usually a profit motive involved, or some assets the public guardian wants. The family is demonized and dragged through legal and other types of mud to keep them from stopping the public guardian from taking their loved one as a "profit item." Journalists in Michigan and Florida and in other states have exposed this kind of white-collar crime in their own communities, but much work and much more exposure remains to be done.
There's a lot of really amazingly blatant and cruel abuse and exploitation of the elderly by publically elected or appointed officials in the United States. This is due, in part, to the insular nature of probate systems and the lack of oversight of their activities. In a good number of cases, the abuses also extend to the family members of those elderly victims. There are violations of codes of ethics and of civil rights, of civil and federal laws, and much of this happens under the cover of law. The racket involved in obtaining elderly individuals as profit items may include doctors, social service workers, public administrators, and nursing home administrators.
My family was dragged through this nightmare by public officials and their cohorts. Their abuses increased after I called attention to them. My father died as a result of this abuse. I owe it to him to continue to fight for justice for those who have experienced this kind of tragedy. I welcome any conversation or sharing of information on the topic.
I'd like to make contact with, and share information with, people who have been (or know of) victims of public and/or court-appointed guardians.
Such a victim would be an elderly person who has had a guardianship forced on him/her when, in fact, the elderly person did not need any guardian other than a ready and willing, and qualified family member. There is usually a profit motive involved, or some assets the public guardian wants. The family is demonized and dragged through legal and other types of mud to keep them from stopping the public guardian from taking their loved one as a "profit item." Journalists in Michigan and Florida and in other states have exposed this kind of white-collar crime in their own communities, but much work and much more exposure remains to be done.
There's a lot of really amazingly blatant and cruel abuse and exploitation of the elderly by publically elected or appointed officials in the United States. This is due, in part, to the insular nature of probate systems and the lack of oversight of their activities. In a good number of cases, the abuses also extend to the family members of those elderly victims. There are violations of codes of ethics and of civil rights, of civil and federal laws, and much of this happens under the cover of law. The racket involved in obtaining elderly individuals as profit items may include doctors, social service workers, public administrators, and nursing home administrators.
My family was dragged through this nightmare by public officials and their cohorts. Their abuses increased after I called attention to them. My father died as a result of this abuse. I owe it to him to continue to fight for justice for those who have experienced this kind of tragedy. I welcome any conversation or sharing of information on the topic.