Barbara Peters Smith

Beverly and Lawrence Newman pose in front of a quilt made by Susan Kohnstam that is made up of the different yellow stars Jewish people were forced to wear during the Holocaust. The little boy in the center in Susan's husband, Pieter, who survived the Holocaust and had Anne Frank as a babysitter. The Newmans run a small nonprofit named in honor of Beverly's father, The Al Katz Center for Holocaust Survivors & Jewish Learning Inc. The central mission is helping elders and their families fight guardianship proceedings. (September 24, 2014) (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Rachel S. O'Hara)

Florida: Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s ongoing coverage of guardianship abuse

October 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

An excellent summation of guardianship abuse as reported by Barabara Peters Smith of Sarasota’s Herald-Tribune newspaper: I had no rights SATURDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2014 BARBARA PETERS SMITH At the age of 99, Willie Berchau was taken from his home and put in a locked facility. READ MORE Railing against injustice, one case at a time SATURDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2014 BARBARA PETERS SMITH READ MORE Update: Bunny and Clafin Garst SUNDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2014 BARBARA PETERS SMITH READ MORE [- more...]

“Imagine a system of justice in this country that strips its citizens of their Constitutional rights, voids their existing legal documents, gives others the right to spend their money and sell their assets, isolates them, and has the ability to limit the time they can spend with their loved
ones.

This description refers to a judicial system that preys on the elderly and is determined to deem them unable to care for themselves. It is a system that allows those in control to take full advantage of their “wards of the state”—legally and under the watchful eyes of judges. It is called guardianship.”

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Barbara Peters Smith

Florida: Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s ongoing coverage of guardianship abuse