Saturday, January 2, 2021

Protected or Prisoner Part 2: How our grandparents and their livelihoods are being stolen by the court system


By Apryl Marie Fogel

Financial exploitation is at the heart of several cases related to guardianship and conservatorship here in Alabama. Several weeks ago in the first of this series, Alabama Today released exclusive audio recordings of Joann Bashinsky (Also known as Mrs. B or Mama B), the window of Goldenflakes company founder. These recordings revealed her court-ordered conservator Greg Hawley allowing Amy Adams of Balch & Bingham to use what Mrs. B described as “scare tactics” to pressure her to fire her current legal team and hire her. Adams is heard repeatedly stating that Mrs. B could lose her house and staff while her house is paid for and she has an estimated $200+ million in assets.

Mrs. B, her personal physician, her staff, and family have all consistently held that she does not need to be under a conservatorship. The court in her case didn’t allow a single witness to speak on her behalf after disqualifying her attorney. (Click to Continue)
 
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