Initiatives

Root Cause Analysis of Abuse Process

April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

To find solutions we must thoroughly understand problems. This paper is intended to discuss the root causes of guardianship abuse which appears to be widespread throughout the country and on a dramatic upward arc. After analyzing several national surveys performed by AAAPG and hundreds of personal stories from victims and families throughout the country and realizing that these stories are only from individuals who have the courage to speak out and that the vast majority of these cases remain [- more...]

DOJ Initiative

April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

April 4, 2016 AAAPG CALLS FOR FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN PROBATE COURTS Warning the Public about Rampant Probate Court Abuses Call to Presidential Candidates to Address Probate Racket Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship’s members across the country call for the intervention of the Federal Department of Justice to monitor and bring to justice Judges, Lawyers and Guardians who have exploited laws designed to protect vulnerable elderly citizens and used them instead to exploit and [- more...]

Sheila Jaffe (left) and Natalie Andre (right), President of FACTS (Families Against Court Travesties), protest with a group of people about the state of guardianship outside the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach February 24, 2016. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

Florida: Seniors protest at Palm Beach County Courthouse and SB 232 passes unanimously

February 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

By John Pacenti Palm Beach Post Staff Writer In the wake of numerous reports of abuse of incapacitated seniors by court-appointed professional guardians, the Florida House on Wednesday sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott that for the first time would exert regulatory authority over a burgeoning industry that some critics dub “elder cleansing.” On the same day, protesters marched outside of the Palm Beach County Courthouse in Delray Beach, calling for judicial reform. The Legislature’s [- more...]

New Initiative: Supported Decision-Making

November 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

After extensive conversations with national experts from the public and private sector including the federal health and human services department, who share our desire to see transformative changes in guardianship across the country, it is that the current foundational aspects of guardianship will remain extremely resistant to change primarily because of the profit motive that energizes judges lawyers and guardians to exercise control over and abuse of innocent individuals and families. [- more...]

Nevada: Professional Guardianship Licensing Will Miss Deadline

November 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

RENO, NV – Private guardianships will soon be coming under the scrutiny of the state. Private guardians are court-appointed, and occur when a person–typically elderly–can no longer take care of their affairs. However, over the last couple years, courts in Clark County and in Washoe County, have witnessed abuses by some private guardians. Lawmakers passed a bill signed by the governor that will force these private guardians to get licensed by the state. Professional private [- more...]

Indiana: Volunteer advocacy group works to protect the elderly

November 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

Bloomington will soon welcome a new volunteer guardianship program for the elderly community to help combat legal and financial troubles. According to an Area 10 Agency press release, Indiana is one of the few states that “does not have a state-supported public system of providing adult guardianship services for the indigent.” The release goes on to state that though the need for these services is increasing in Indiana, support from the state has yet to rise, which will leave the elderly [- more...]

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