Jim Bithas and Rosamond Bradley |
And the stark and troubling fact is, there is often little to no accountability for guardian behavior. In Texas, all a person needs to be put in charge of a stranger’s life is the completion a brief class, followed by a 100-question test. One guardian had 53 cases in nine counties. She allegedly never visited the people in her care, refusing to even answer their phone calls. She even regularly pocketed $20 from her wards’ $60 monthly allowance.
“This system may have been appropriate in 1845 or 1865 or even 1910,” says Terry Hammond, an El Paso attorney. “But it’s entirely inappropriate for the 21st century.”
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In Attempt to Solve Old Dilemmas, Guardianship Creates New Problems in Texas
3 comments:
In these cases guardianship had a clear plan it was not about solving any problems.
Glad to see TX back in the news. It's a filthy state for guardianship abuse.
I agree, Doug, guardianship was created to protect but it's been used to do just the opposite. The big problem is it involves the court which makes it difficult at best for families to help their own who are suffering.
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