State officials say more guardianships may be needed because of North Dakota’s aging population and the needs of disabled veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Aging Services Division Director Linda Wright said court-appointed guardians can help people live independently without fear of being exploited.
Teresa Larsen, executive director of the North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project: "a guardian is appointed only when a court is convinced that all possible alternatives have been exhausted.”
Human Services officials said they have developed a new booklet and fact sheet to try to educate guardians about their roles. They said 54 guardianships have been established since August 2007.
The “Guardianship Handbook: Guide for Court Appointed Guardians in North Dakota” and the related one-page fact sheet are available online at Guardianship Handbook (pdf)
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Resources offered on guardianships
Aging Services Division Director Linda Wright said court-appointed guardians can help people live independently without fear of being exploited.
Teresa Larsen, executive director of the North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project: "a guardian is appointed only when a court is convinced that all possible alternatives have been exhausted.”
Human Services officials said they have developed a new booklet and fact sheet to try to educate guardians about their roles. They said 54 guardianships have been established since August 2007.
The “Guardianship Handbook: Guide for Court Appointed Guardians in North Dakota” and the related one-page fact sheet are available online at Guardianship Handbook (pdf)
Source:
Resources offered on guardianships
Legislators changing laws from incompetent which is much harder to prove to incompacitated which we all are when we have the flu opens the door for unscrupulous guardian/ attorneys to exploit elders for their own personal profit. Stripping ALL rights of a person and ALL assets should be a difficult process NOT easy.
ReplyDeleteAging Services Division Director Linda Wright said court-appointed guardians can help people live independently without fear of being exploited.
ReplyDeleteWHAT?
Oh, I forgot appointed non-family guardians are not accused of exploiting their wards. Instead its called: over-billing, oversight, mistake when in reality it is: fraudulent billing, draining assets and selling their ward's residences to their probate buddies at record low amounts to resell at a significant profit to be divided up - off the books and off the IRS radar screen with court approval.
This is big organized business our new made in America industry and they have their eyes on us.