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July 18th, 2010
Tarrant County woman regains control of her life
Melody McDonald
July 10, 2010
Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/10/2326576/in-rare-guardianship-success-story.html
FORT WORTH — Jennifer Nikirk was six months pregnant and on her way home from her teaching job in Bridgeport when the wreck happened.
She remembers none of it, or the months that followed.
But her parents and sister will never forget: The trauma doctors. The three-month [...]
Tags: corruption, guardianships, judicial/attorney oversight, probate court
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May 16th, 2010
Texas guardianship abuse became a topic of significant discussion at a May 12 Senate Health and Human Services committee hearing. Within the committee interim charge to “explore strategies to support the needs of aging Texans,” the hearing, chaired by Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), also allowed testimony on “the guardianship program implemented [...]
Tags: corruption, elder abuse, financial elder abuse, guardianships, judicial/attorney oversight, probate attorneys, probate court, property rights, reform, transparency
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April 30th, 2010
GRADE (Guardianship Reform Advocates for the Disabled and Elderly) has put together these links as a representation of their focus:
http://www.estateofdenial.com/2009/08/02/eod-archives-veatch-sisters-had-family-after-all/
http://www.estateofdenial.com/2009/10/09/denton-county-tx-probate-judge-to-not-seek-new-term/
http://www.courts.state.tx.us/gcb/pdf/ms-011907amend.pdf
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/investigative/Elderly_Couple_Forced_into_St
http://www.wfaa.com/video/wfaageneral-index.html?nvid=189478
http://stopguardianabuse.org/
http://www.estateofdenial.com/2009/09/18/estate-looting-probate-abuse-stimulus-part-5
http://salon.glenrose.net/default.asp?view=plink&id=11141
http://archive.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7022
http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2009/08/disabled-dentist-in-texas-tries-to.html
http://www.estateofdenial.com/2008/07/04/manire-family-thinking-of-you/
http://www.wfaa.com/news/consumer/64504322.html
http://www.estateofdenial.com/2009/09/18/couple-gets-new-lawyer-new-hope-in-guardianship/
http://www.examiner.com/x-15646-Bell-County-Legal-News-Examiner~y2010m5d16-TX-Senate-committee-hears-of-guardianships-hijackings-civil-liberties-property
For more information on GRADE, contact:
ionatx@aol.com
dvaldez008@satx.rr.com
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April 19th, 2010
Robison secures GOP nomination for Probate Court bench
BJ Lewis
April 14, 2010
The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Probate_Court_0414.2460e31f6.html
Bonnie Robison defeated Robert Ramirez in Tuesday’s runoff election for the Republican nomination to the county probate bench.
Robison amassed nearly 52 percent of the vote to capture the nomination.
A runoff was needed because neither Ramirez nor Robison — both attorneys — captured [...]
Tags: probate attorneys, probate court
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March 3rd, 2010
Runoff likely in probate race
Top vote-getters Robison, Ramirez don’t grab majority
Candace Carlisle
March 3, 2010
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Probate_judge_0303.16e632fea.html
The hotly contested Republican primary race for probate judge will likely remain contested, as Denton County lawyers Bonnie Robison and Robert Ramirez plan to face each other in a runoff next month.
With all precincts reporting Tuesday night, Robison led with about [...]
Tags: judicial/attorney oversight, probate attorneys, probate court
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