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A Court Appointed Guardian Took Everything Away From Her –\u00a0Elder Law Preparation in CT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the planning work we do for our clients we always address the issue of conservatorships.\u00a0 A conservator, also termed a guardian in many states, is an individual appointed by a Probate Court to look after the financial and\/or personal affairs of an individual when the court decides the individual is unable to do so themselves.\u00a0 While we recognize that there are some situations when a conservator is needed, it is almost always better to engage in proactive estate planning to avoid the need for a conservatorship in the first place.\u00a0 If you have already properly named individuals to look after your affairs then there should never be a need for a conservator for you.\u00a0 The sad case of an 81 year old Tennessee woman is a disturbing example of how a conservatorship can be abused.<\/p>\n

As described in a piece by WSMV, a Nashville-area NBC affiliate, it all started when Jewell Tinnon\u2019s grandson suspected someone was stealing from her.\u00a0 See<\/em> http:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/story\/16106989\/conservatorship-strips-81-year-old-widow-of-all-possessions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In front of a Probate Court Judge, the grandson\u2019s attorney argued that Ms. Tinnon lacked the ability to make rational decisions.\u00a0 Tinnon was assigned a lawyer to represent her.\u00a0 That lawyer later explained to WSMV that he was obligated to contest the guardian appointment if he could.\u00a0 Yet he said his hands were tied when he took her to see a doctor who diagnosed dementia.<\/p>\n

And so after a hearing lasting only 10 minutes, without any testimony from a doctor or witnesses, a guardian was appointed for her.\u00a0 In fact Tinnon herself did not even know that hearing had taken place until afterwards when the judge had already signed the order.\u00a0 With that single guardian appointment Ms. Tinnon lost the ability to sign contracts, to write checks, to buy or sell things, to vote, or to drive.\u00a0 And it was no longer up to her where she lived or what doctors she could see or what medications she could take.\u00a0 Essentially all of her rights were abruptly taken away from her.<\/p>\n

The named guardian was not a loved one or someone else Ms. Tinnon knew.\u00a0 Rather it was a public guardian from a local agency on aging.\u00a0 That guardian quickly decided that a nursing home was a better place for her to live.\u00a0 So Tinnon\u2019s home was soon sold at a public auction for a mere $83,000 in sale proceeds.\u00a0 That was just half of the home\u2019s value according to the tax assessor.\u00a0 So too were her car sold, her clothing, and her furniture.\u00a0 And the guardian also cashed in her life insurance policies.<\/p>\n

Some months later a friend of Tinnon did manage to secure a lawyer for her and helped get her to see two doctors.\u00a0 Both of those doctors concluded she would do just fine living on her own with a little assistance.\u00a0 Thanks to that legal assistance and the medical opinion of the two doctors her legal guardianship was terminated.\u00a0 But the end of her guardianship was not the end of Tinnon\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n

Tinnon then found herself with no home, no car, and no possessions.\u00a0 And the judge even entered an order requiring some $37,645 of her already meager home sales proceeds to be used to pay the fees of the eight different lawyers and guardians who were involved in the court process.\u00a0 At that point the only way Tinnon could get her home back would be to purchase it at its full value.\u00a0 Yet there was no way she could do that financially.\u00a0 She had lost everything.<\/p>\n

We sympathize with Tinnon for what she had to go through.\u00a0 But all this could have been avoided if she had done proper estate planning ahead of time.\u00a0 The appointment of an Agent under a Durable Power of Attorney to deal with her personal finances, a Health Care Representative to make health care decisions for her when she could not, and possibly a Trustee to administer her assets in trust for her benefit, would have prevented the court from taking away her rights. That’s why you need Elder Law Preparation in CT.<\/p>\n

We have never had a client for whom Weatherby & Associates, PC did their planning that has had to have a conservator appointed for them.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about the issues presented above or care to discuss any other planning issues, please call us at 860-769-6938, visit our website at http:\/\/www.weatherby-associates.com<\/a> or email us at info@weatherby-associates.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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