Reform of Unlawful and Abusive Guardianships and Conservatorships and Abuse by Courts and Fiduciaries
National Association
to STOP Guardian Abuse
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    • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • INTRODUCTION
    • GUARDIANSHIP: A FORM OF CIVIL COMMITTMENT - CAN BE DANGEROUS TO THE HEALTH AND IS DANGEROUS TO THE WEALTH OF ALL AMERICANS
    • PROBLEMS WITH UNLAWFUL/ABUSIVE STATE GUARDIANSHIPS
    • CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INCREASING
    • MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT
    • WHO SHARES THE BLAME?
    • THE NEED FOR FEDERAL INTERVENTION
    • AN IRONIC CONSEQUENCE OF MISUSE OF PROTECTIVE STATUTES - WITH A TRULY SHOCKING ND APPALLING TWIST
    • NASGA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM
    • MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT
    • CONCLUSION
    • Appendices
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An Open Letter to Congress and the White House: ​
​Protecting our Citizens
from
Unlawful and Abusive Guardianships
and Conservatorships

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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..........................................................................
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