This Examiner met with Elinor on September 3 and September 5, 2014. Elinor reported that she very much wished to see her family and friends. Elinor was vehement in her statements that she did not wish Phipps to continue as her conservator.
"He is a bastard. I’ll tell the judge he is a bastard.California’s Notice of Conservatee’s Rights states Elinor’s right to ask the judge to replace Phipps as her conservator. The Notice also states Elinor’s right to ask the judge to end the conservatorship. Elinor stated her wish to attend the September 12, 2014 hearing on her case. Elinor said she wished to address the court and ask to have Phipps removed.
I want him gone anyway I can arrange it."
On September 8, 2014, Boomers against Elder Abuse sent Phipps the following email, urging him to respect Elinor’s rights and allow her to attend her court hearing on September 12, 2014.
Dear Mr. Phipps
It has come to the attention of the 69,000 followers of Boomers Against Elder Abuse that you are petitioning the court for further isolation of 91 year old Elinor Frerich, preventing her from receiving unrestricted visits from her loved ones. We have read documents concerning this case, and urge you to remove yourself as conservator if Elinor wishes it--this can only be determined by her presence at her own hearing. We also ask you to cease restricting her rights in a way that appears retaliatory. Your actions in restricting visits by her husband, and your animosity toward him on record, could even be perceived by some to be racially motivated. I urge you to repair your public image by demonstrating compassion and concern for Elinor's wishes and rights. We are watching this case with great interest, hoping that you will do the right thing by properly respecting the rights and wishes of an elder under your supervision, and her husband.
Boomers Against Elder AbusePhipps disregarded Boomers’ request, just as he ignored Elinor’s rights and wishes.
Full Article and Source:
Elder Abuse by Conservator Scott Phipps: Boomers Against Elder Abuse Speaks Out
See Also:
Boomers Beware of Elder Abuse
Phipps gotta go!
ReplyDeleteWhat these guardians and pea-brained attorneys ignore is that, in many states, the presence of the ward at the hearing is JURISDICTIONAL.
ReplyDeleteSo these nitwits are setting themselves up for the very real possibility that any order entered by the court will be declared VOID at some unknown point in the future.
So every act the guardian performs, every piece of property sold, every expenditure made, will be INVALID and will subject the guardian to DAMAGES.
When the ward passes away, and the family is once again in charge of the estate, the guardian can be SUED and the guardian will LOSE.
That's a pretty hefty price to pay for the convenience of not having to listen to the ward's side of the story at your five minute rubber stamp session, counselors.
Got malpractice insurance? Better increase the limits, NOW.
Scott Phipps should be charged with elder abuse and his company should be sued as well. I am appalled.
ReplyDeleteReally good letter Boomers Against Elder Abuse and with 70K FB followers, the word is getting out!
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