The guardianship abuse AAAPG has documented for a decade is not new. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1987, The Associated Press (AP)<\/strong> reported in detail on the guardianship crisis in America in a series of several first hand investigations. The first two are available at <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/1198f64bb05d9c1ec690035983c02f9f<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n and <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/8ea94c1c992fd97e7eea7fe72a924f73<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Senate Select Committee on Aging<\/strong> has been hearing complaints about guardianship for even longer. It’s website contains over 225 entries on hearings and presentations concerning guardianship dating back over 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.aging.senate.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n State legislatures <\/strong>around the country have passed countless statutes, amendments and probate rules over the last half-century, many in response to abuses that have been so egregious that not responding would have been impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feature-length films like Billie Mintz’s “The Guardians”<\/strong> have met with critical acclaim as have short films like “Edith and Eddie”<\/strong> that was even nominated for an Academy Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Countless articles published in highly respected newspapers in every corner of the country have appeared. Important magazines like the New Yorker<\/strong> published articles like Rachel Aviv’s excellent piece <\/p>\n\n\n\n