Attorneys in the guardianship case of an elderly hotel magnate in southwest Missouri have asked that the case be closed to the public.Friends of John Q. Hammons, 92, filed a petitoin in Greene County Circuit Court last year asking probate officials to appoint a legal guardian to oversee Hammons' care. Hammons, a prominent developer, now lives in a Springfield nursing home.
The case was reassigned to Probate Judge Michael Cordonnier on Monday. He likely will decide whether to close it.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that closing the case would allow only court personnel and attorneys access to the case files. The motion to close the case notes that information about Hammons' medical condition, medical records, business affairs and personal relationships would likely find its way into the file.
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Attorneys Try to Close Hammons Guardianship Case
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Yeah! So they can hide the billings and let the judge rubbertstamp their requests as "reasonable"?
ReplyDeleteBig gigantic red flag that there's something to hide!
ReplyDeleteOh sure, all they wanted was a guardianship over the person and not Mr. Hammons' finances....sure.
ReplyDeleteThat's what they're hiding!
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" they are saying....
ReplyDeletebag of dirty tricks? this is a feeding frenzy folks lawyers are drooling all over themselves personally i hope they slip on their own drool
ReplyDeleteYep, there's nothing good about this for sure.
ReplyDeleteYep, seal the courtroom and then start the financial rape....
ReplyDeleteThe attorneys are expecting a gigantic feast at Mr. Hammons' expense!
ReplyDeleteThis is not just happening to Mr. Hammons! My wealthy friend was just incarcerated within a nursing home and all of her money and assets given to her nephew whom she barely knows! She is a brilliant woman who has written two books and knows her rights and the judge transferred everything to the relative. She was not even given notice of the hearing! This is a violation of due process and theft!
ReplyDeleteThe court appoints a Guardian attorney to represent the client and then ignores the wishes of the client and assists the conservator in removing the property! It is a sham. It needs to stop!
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