An Open Letter to Congress and the White House:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
(Our Table of Contents highlights the specific problems of unlawful and abusive guardianship and conservatorship. Select each chapter from the HOME button)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT NASGA
I. GUARDIANSHIP - A FORM OF CIVIL COMMITTMENT - CAN BE DANGEROUS TO THE HEALTH
AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE WEALTH OF ALL AMERICANS
Rights Violations and Lack of Due Process....................................................
Total and Absolute Control of Life, Liberty, and Property...............................
Failure to Conserve (Preserve) the Estate.....................................................
Needless Warehousing - Real Property Quickly Sold....................................
Retaliation.......................................................................................................
DNR as Punishment for Wife's "Interference".................................................
Brainwashing...................................................................................................
Anguish and Fear............................................................................................
Support Services Could Obviate Need for Guardianship................................
Victims' Intended Retirement/Inheritance Plans Ignored................................
Devastation - Financial and Otherwise...........................................................
Recovery - Financial and Emotional...............................................................
Fees - The Deck is Stacked in Favor of the Fiduciaries.................................
II. PROBLEMS OF UNLAWFUL/ABUSIVE STATE GUARDIANASHIPS
Rights Violations and Lack of Due Process...................................................
Labeling.........................................................................................................
Watchdog Agencies.......................................................................................
"Emergency" (Temporary) Guardianship.......................................................
Patronage and Conflicts of Interest...............................................................
Fraud.............................................................................................................
Overbilling and Exploitation...........................................................................
Failure to Preserve (Conserve) the Estate....................................................
Durable Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives....................................
Family First?..................................................................................................
Least Restrictive Alternative..........................................................................
Transparency (Confidentiality).......................................................................
Accountability - Futility of Appeal & Discipline Process.................................
Discipline Statistics........................................................................................
III CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INCREASING
Tax Evasion by Fiduciaries............................................................................
Criminal Prosecutions of Fiduciaries..............................................................
Criminalizing Guardianship Abuse.................................................................
IV.MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT
Many Studies and Suggestions - No Meaningful Reform..............................
V. WHO SHARES THE BLAME
VI. THE NEED FOR FEDERAL INTERVENTION
AARP: "Federal Options to Improve America's ..........................................
Ailing Guardianship System"
Fourth Amendment......................................................................................
Fifth Amendment.........................................................................................
Sixth Amendment........................................................................................
Fourteenth Amendment...............................................................................
Habeas Corpus............................................................................................
Interstate Grannynapping - "Kidnapping" or "Rescuing"?............................
18 U.S.C. 241...............................................................................................
VII. AN IRONIC CONSEQUENCE OF MISUSE OF PROTECTIVE STATUTES -
WITH A TRULY SHOCKING AND APPALLING TWIST
VIII.NASGA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM
Mediation......................................................................................................
Failure to Conserve - Medicaid Fraud..........................................................
Federal Benefits and Pensions....................................................................
Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations....................................................
Fraud............................................................................................................
Financial Recovery.......................................................................................
Licensing, Certification and Background Checks.........................................
End the Money Lure.....................................................................................
Ethical Considerations..................................................................................
"Emergency" (Temporary) Guardianships....................................................
Medical Evidence..........................................................................................
Labeling.........................................................................................................
Rights Violations and Lack of Due Process..................................................
Transparency (Confidentiality) and Accountability........................................
Durable Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives...................................
Family First and Least Restrictive Alternative...............................................
Retaliation - Isolation....................................................................................
Habeas Corpus.............................................................................................
Pro-se Litigants.............................................................................................
Ombudsman.................................................................................................
IX. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT
X. CONCLUSION
Make Good the Forgotten Promise.............................................................
Appendices
"Marked for Destruction".............................................................................
George and the Great Writ..........................................................................
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT NASGA
I. GUARDIANSHIP - A FORM OF CIVIL COMMITTMENT - CAN BE DANGEROUS TO THE HEALTH
AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE WEALTH OF ALL AMERICANS
Rights Violations and Lack of Due Process....................................................
Total and Absolute Control of Life, Liberty, and Property...............................
Failure to Conserve (Preserve) the Estate.....................................................
Needless Warehousing - Real Property Quickly Sold....................................
Retaliation.......................................................................................................
DNR as Punishment for Wife's "Interference".................................................
Brainwashing...................................................................................................
Anguish and Fear............................................................................................
Support Services Could Obviate Need for Guardianship................................
Victims' Intended Retirement/Inheritance Plans Ignored................................
Devastation - Financial and Otherwise...........................................................
Recovery - Financial and Emotional...............................................................
Fees - The Deck is Stacked in Favor of the Fiduciaries.................................
II. PROBLEMS OF UNLAWFUL/ABUSIVE STATE GUARDIANASHIPS
Rights Violations and Lack of Due Process...................................................
Labeling.........................................................................................................
Watchdog Agencies.......................................................................................
"Emergency" (Temporary) Guardianship.......................................................
Patronage and Conflicts of Interest...............................................................
Fraud.............................................................................................................
Overbilling and Exploitation...........................................................................
Failure to Preserve (Conserve) the Estate....................................................
Durable Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives....................................
Family First?..................................................................................................
Least Restrictive Alternative..........................................................................
Transparency (Confidentiality).......................................................................
Accountability - Futility of Appeal & Discipline Process.................................
Discipline Statistics........................................................................................
III CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INCREASING
Tax Evasion by Fiduciaries............................................................................
Criminal Prosecutions of Fiduciaries..............................................................
Criminalizing Guardianship Abuse.................................................................
IV.MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT
Many Studies and Suggestions - No Meaningful Reform..............................
V. WHO SHARES THE BLAME
VI. THE NEED FOR FEDERAL INTERVENTION
AARP: "Federal Options to Improve America's ..........................................
Ailing Guardianship System"
Fourth Amendment......................................................................................
Fifth Amendment.........................................................................................
Sixth Amendment........................................................................................
Fourteenth Amendment...............................................................................
Habeas Corpus............................................................................................
Interstate Grannynapping - "Kidnapping" or "Rescuing"?............................
18 U.S.C. 241...............................................................................................
VII. AN IRONIC CONSEQUENCE OF MISUSE OF PROTECTIVE STATUTES -
WITH A TRULY SHOCKING AND APPALLING TWIST
VIII.NASGA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM
Mediation......................................................................................................
Failure to Conserve - Medicaid Fraud..........................................................
Federal Benefits and Pensions....................................................................
Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations....................................................
Fraud............................................................................................................
Financial Recovery.......................................................................................
Licensing, Certification and Background Checks.........................................
End the Money Lure.....................................................................................
Ethical Considerations..................................................................................
"Emergency" (Temporary) Guardianships....................................................
Medical Evidence..........................................................................................
Labeling.........................................................................................................
Rights Violations and Lack of Due Process..................................................
Transparency (Confidentiality) and Accountability........................................
Durable Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives...................................
Family First and Least Restrictive Alternative...............................................
Retaliation - Isolation....................................................................................
Habeas Corpus.............................................................................................
Pro-se Litigants.............................................................................................
Ombudsman.................................................................................................
IX. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT
X. CONCLUSION
Make Good the Forgotten Promise.............................................................
Appendices
"Marked for Destruction".............................................................................
George and the Great Writ..........................................................................
