Category: Probate

Probate is the judicial process whereby a will is “proved” in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased, or whereby the estate is settled

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Netflix’s Dirty Money Dives Into Guardianships – Elder Dignity

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Netflix’s Dirty Money Dives Into the Tragic World of Guardianship Scams Netflix’s investigative docuseries Dirty Money, which examines financial misdeeds, is back for a second season. And one of the show’s most shocking new episodes, “Guardians, Inc.,” tackles abuses in the world of elder guardianship, a system that controls the lives of an estimated 1.5 million adults with estates worth more than $250 billion—and that is rife with financial fraud and elder abuse. When older or disabled adults are found to be unable to manage their affairs, the state may step in and and assign them a legal guardian to control their finances and medical decision making. It’s designed to protect the assets and well-being of those who’ve lost the ability to make sound decisions for themselves, but it gives those appointed guardians near-total control over those in their care, and can leave elderly people vulnerable to those who don’t have their best interest at heart. As Dirty Money revealed, in states like Texas, guardians are entitled to earn commissions on sales of their wards’ assets, on top of drawing wages for themselves, assistants, and lawyers. Abuses have been reported for decades; in 2001, the New York Times wrote of one lawyer who served as guardian for senior citizens. He brought a birthday cake to one ward’s nursing home and charged her estate $850 for the visit. On another occasion, he took her to buy an ice cream cone and charged her $1,275. Journalist Rachel Aviv, who’s featured in the Dirty Money episode, wrote an in-depth examination of guardianship abuse for the New Yorker in 2017. Her story focused on Rudy and Rennie North, a retired Nevada couple who were married for 57 years before professional guardian April Parks arrived… Read More

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Nichelle Nichols Court Victim

> Abusive Judge Anna Maria Luna Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols Suffers Minor Stroke Johnson filed a petition in 2018 to assign a conservator for his mother. In the petition, Johnson claimed that Nichols needed court-ordered protection because certain “individuals have unduly exerted themselves into Ms. Nichols‘ life to her detriment.” ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) — African American icon and Hollywood star Nichelle Nichols is in a battle for guardianship of her own life. CBS46 obtained alarming audio where Nichols is heard screaming for her life. Sources with the Los Angeles Police Department have been contacted, but an official investigation has yet to be launched. Nichols made history more than 50 years ago when her Star Trek character Uhura kissed Captain Kirk. She was a black actress doing the unthinkable onscreen only a year after interracial marriage was deemed legal. Today, the 86-year-old Sci-Fi icon is reportedly suffering from Dementia, and a guardianship fight involving her son. Long-time handlers and friends claim the son has ill intentions. In the audio, Nichols is heard saying, “I’m the boss of me Gill, he’s not the boss of me.” Gilbert Bell, who says he is Nichols long-time friend and manager, sent us the video. He claims it shows Nichols looking over court documents — filed by her son in an attempt to gain control of her estate — for the first time. But as Bell puts the camera down, but keeps rolling, she is head saying, “I didn’t give permission to have conservatorship over me. I didn’t know what he was doing.” When her son allegedly enters the room to shut down the meeting between his mother and Bell, you can hear Nichols reacting with screams. “You get your hands off me. You’re trying to… Read More

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