Scrutinizing the Guardian

A state board will conduct a special meeting Monday after FOX 4 raised questions about an accountant who swore on court records he was a certified guardian in Texas.

Collin County Judge Weldon Copeland appointed Michael Taylor of Greenville to serve as the Guardian of the Estate of Eugene and Michael Kidd. They are the Richardson couple that was stripped of their rights and placed in a nursing home against their will.

The Kidds were away from their home for nearly one year after the state determined they couldn’t take care of themselves or their finances. After FOX 4 aired their story, they regained their freedom and returned home but it has been a tough adjustment. They have had to rely on the help of total strangers and neighbors.

The Kidds say the system that was supposed to protect them and their assets failed miserably. They still have no accounting of their finances. Michael Taylor was appointed Guardian of the Estate in June 2009. He is still in charge of their money until the house is refinanced.

“We need a financial guardian in place until we get the house taken care of,” said Tim Taylor, the Kidd’s pro bono attorney.

“The mortgage is really the big one,” her said.

Attorney Tim Taylor says the Kidds were paying their bills until the state took over in January. Judge Copeland then appointed Michael Taylor in June. Tim Taylor says the Kidd’s mortgage was not paid for months, leaving their credit a mess.

“All of those problems have arisen in the past year while the guardianship was in place,” Tim Taylor said.

Michael Taylor is still refusing to talk to FOX 4 but we have learned he is now applying to become a certified guardian.

The questions is why he was ever in charge of the Kidd’s money in the first place without that certification.

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