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Florida: Rep Passidomo thanks supporters upon passage of HB 5

June 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

AAAPG congratulates our founder Dr. Sam Sugar, VP of Legislative initiatives Lidya Abramovici, and members Julie London Ferguson and Doug Franks on their historic work, securing passage of HB 5, and its becoming law in Florida on July 1, 2015.  Each of the above-mentioned received a lovely thank-you note from Rep. Kathleen  Passidomo: 20115-06-22 Thank you letter from Rep Passidomo upon passage of HB 5 [- more...]

Texas: new videos added to YouTube channel

May 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

AAAPG’s YouTube channel has two new videos: WGNO-TV reports: Who’s caring for mom? Elder guardianship becoming a big issue. As the American population ages, AARP says more people face the prospect of losing control of their lives to court-appointed guardians or guardianship agencies. WGNO’s Susan Roesgen has the story of a New Orleans man and his brother, fighting to regain the care of their 93-year-old mother. May 22, 2015 Testimony of Texas’ Chief Probate Judge Guy Herman [- more...]

Florida Bar News Recognizes Need for Reform

May 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

 Legislature takes steps to rein in guardians ‘Some predators in this field have created their own cottage industry and are . . . taking advantage of the elderly’ ~ Sen Nancy Detert By Jan Pudlow Senior Editor When an 89-year-old woman’s daughter called the abuse hotline with the magic words, “I think my sister should be guilty of elder abuse,” the system lurched into action. A guardian was appointed to oversee the affairs of the elderly woman, who still lives in her Siesta Key home. [- more...]

Guardianship Victims tell their stories – video

May 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

These stories were recorded on April 14, 2015 in Orlando, Florida as part of AAAPG’s Guardianship Victims Summit and Town Hall meeting where guardianship victims gathered to recount how different probate courts in different states across America had financially-drained their wards while isolating the elderly from their adult children. In this clip Kyle MacNeney describes how a probate court judge and attorneys stripped his mother’s once wealthy estate, leaving her to die [- more...]
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