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Sen. Dieters State of Florida. To further regulate guardianships

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Sen. Dieters State of Florida. To further regulate guardianships

Start at 11 min in.

New bill. There are abuses in the guardian system. If you are poor, we appoint a guardian for you and they help you. If you are wealthy in your own home, you may be accosted by professional guardian in your own home. You can’t imagine the complete power over an elder a professional guardian has. In Naples, etc. the wealthy areas, these professional guardians can bleed a person dry. Once you get a guardian, they are in charge of everything, they can drug you, they can charge $85 per hour to open your mail, make a doctors appointment, etc. They manage medical care and drug the elder into submission. The guardian uses the estate money to pay for a lawyer out…