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Probate and Family Court Partners With Non-Profit on Pilot Project to Create Massachusetts’ First Public Guardian

Monday, July 6, 2020 / Comments Off on Probate and Family Court Partners With Non-Profit on Pilot Project to Create Massachusetts’ First Public Guardian

The Probate and Family Court today announced that it is partnering with Public Guardian Services (PGS), a Massachusetts non-profit organization, to implement a pilot project for a public guardian in…

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Nevada Senate considers ‘Supported Decision-Making’ Bill

Thursday, May 2, 2019 / Comments Off on Nevada Senate considers ‘Supported Decision-Making’ Bill

Nevada considers a bill that will allow Supported Decision-Making Agreements as an alternative to guardianship. These agreements will allow disabled adults to choose who they would like to help them with…

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Thousands Stolen from Elderly Guardianship Clients

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 / Comments Off on Thousands Stolen from Elderly Guardianship Clients

This story out of Philadelphia shows how lack of oversight in guardianship cases allowed a previously convicted felon, charged with fraud and forgery, to become guardian for over 100 individuals.…

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Supported Decision Making: Fostering the Self-Determination of Individuals with Disabilities

Friday, April 12, 2019 / Comments Off on Supported Decision Making: Fostering the Self-Determination of Individuals with Disabilities

The Massachusetts Guardianship Institute partnered with students enrolled in the Legal Skills in Social Context program, a social justice clinical offering at Northeastern University School of Law, in a project…

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California Tackles Decisional Support for the Homeless

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Comments Off on California Tackles Decisional Support for the Homeless

Causes of homelessness are addressed by a new conservatorship law in California that is “focused on providing critical services and housing to . . . Californians who suffer from mental…

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Guardianship Training in Ohio

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Comments Off on Guardianship Training in Ohio

An Ohio judge is offering free guardianship training program, prompted in part by the growing need for guardians for children, as a result of the opioid epidemic. Adult guardianship also…

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Cases in the News

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Comments Off on Cases in the News

Actor Tim Conway’s daughter seeks a conservatorship of her father in the face of concerns about medical decisions being made on his behalf. Click here to read the full article.

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Supported Decision-Making in North Carolina

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Comments Off on Supported Decision-Making in North Carolina

The Catawba County Adult Collaborative has started a pilot project to transition developmentally disabled persons into adulthood without guardianship. Supported Decision-Making is high on the Institute’s agenda of new programs…

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U.S. Senate Hearing on Elder Protection

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 / Comments Off on U.S. Senate Hearing on Elder Protection

On April 18, 2018, the Senate Special Committee on Aging heard testimony on elder financial abuse, with radically different implications for guardianship policy. The Institute is advocating for a Public…

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Stranger in the House

Saturday, September 15, 2018 / Comments Off on Stranger in the House

“Most home health aides offer vital care to the frail and aged. But some have other designs, leaving too many clients vulnerable to theft and worse. It is a crisis…

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