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Weak Rules Govern Guardians
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'I feel like I'm in jail'
A court is keeping Isabelle Jessich in a nursing home even though a doctor says she's sane, sober and fit to leave. Is this how guardianship laws should work? Updated Apr. 20, 2011
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They're supposed to be helping those who can no longer make decsions for themselves. But too often, Minnesota's court-appointed guardians and conservators are making things worse for their wards. They steal their money. They ignore their needs. Despite well-documented abuses, the profession remains largely unregulated.
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Unfit to be lawyer, yet a guardian for 200
Article By: JAMES ELI SHIFFER ,Star Tribune Publish March 13, 2011 3:00 AM / Update March 16, 2011 7:01 AMThe case of Terri Ann Hauge, charged with bilking 10 vulnerable adults, shows the flaws in selecting and monitoring conservators.
Eileen Nelson held a photo of her husband, Scott Nelson
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Power of attorney, yet powerless
Article By: JAMES ELI SHIFFER , Star Tribune Publish April 19, 2009 2:00 AM / Update April 20, 2011 3:31 PMA man suffering from dementia in a St. Louis Park nursing home gave power of attorney to a stranger - and no one told his wife.
Peggy Greer
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Out of money, Excelsior woman still fighting
Article By: JAMES ELI SHIFFER , Star Tribune Publish April 29, 2009 2:00 AM / Update April 28, 2009 10:58 PM
Joseph Langa
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Weak rules govern guardians
Article By: JAMES ELI SHIFFER , Star Tribune Publish August 15, 2010 2:00 AM / Update August 18, 2010 7:46 AMThree at-risk adults had inexperienced financial managers.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar talked with Deanna Van de North after Van de North addressed a discussion group Wednesday on shortcomings in the guardianship system, and how they affected her dying mother. Klobuchar has introduced legislation to address such shortcomings nationally.
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Murky guardian system assailed as 'prone to abuse'
Article By: BRAD SCHRADE , Star Tribune Publish September 29, 2011 2:00 AM / Update September 29, 2011 10:52 AMDaughter tells how she was unable to bid farewell to her dying mother because of interference from court-appointed caretaker.
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Those under guardians get rights
Article By: JAMES ELI SHIFFER , Star Tribune Publish May 24, 2009 2:00 AM / Update April 20, 2011 3:32 PMThe Legislature responded to cases of misconduct involving vulnerable people.
Isabelle Jessich
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Edina woman gets control of life, may lose home
Article By: JAMES ELI SHIFFER , Star Tribune Publish August 7, 2010 2:00 AM / Update April 15, 2011 3:33 PMIsabelle Jessich got rid of her court-appointed guardian, but her house could be sold to pay legal fees.
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