An independent court-appointed attorney will soon talk to John Q. Hammons to assess his well-being and mental status, according to a local attorney familiar with guardianship cases.If the case follows a typical path, the court appointed attorney, would then file a report with Greene County Probate Commissioner Carol Aiken, who decides whether a guardian should be appointed to handle Hammons’ personal - though not financial - affairs.
Attorney Elise Barker, who specializes in juvenile and adult guardianship cases in Springfield, said an independent attorney is always appointed by the courts when guardianship is an issue.
The action was triggered by a guardianship petition filed Friday by a group of Hammons’ friends.
They say the renowned Springfield hotelier is being prevented from seeing his friends by Jacqueline Dowdy, a longtime associate of Hammons who took over management of Hammons’ company last year.
Dowdy has said Hammons gave her durable power of attorney and medical power of attorney to handle his personal and medical decisions.
Barker said the court appointed attorney, Evelyn Mangan, would meet with Hammons “to talk about the guardianship petition and to see how Mr. Hammons feels about it.”
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Here we go...they will all start filing in and making their claims to the Hammons' estate.
ReplyDeleteAnd so the parade begins....
its like dropping mr hammons into the shark pool 100% guarantee he will be found incompetent and once the guardianship is estblished the billing by a parade of experts begins astronomical billing that will certainly go on long after mr hammons leaves this earth this case is a grand slam just goes to show the rest of us save and sacrifice to save your money so others can have claim to all of it
ReplyDeleteThat court-appointed attorney who is supposed to assess Hammons' capacity better not wind up as his guardian - a gross conflict we've seen elsewhwere.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you, Mr. Hammons and hoping the guardianship is not successful. There are other ways to protect you. Your friends were led down the wrong path.
ReplyDeleteI think the eight that filed the petition had John Q. Hammons' best interest in mind, but they were purposely misled. I'm sorry for what he will go through.
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