Washington Responses to Petition to Stop Elder Abuse and Guardianship Abuse

Richelle Rausch         We have a responsibility....

Theresa Schrempp   I am a probate and guardianship attorney.  I have seen, firsthand, instances in which professional guardianship services troll for clients, incite discord among family members, and overcharge for shoddy services.

Sharon Denney          The decency of a society can be determined by the level of care it affords its most vulnerable members. 

Currently our elders are being trampled by a system that is judicially permitted to displace them, loot their hard earned savings, deny them the comfort only family and friends can offer, toss out the artifacts of their lives, and make irresponsible medical and life choices for them. 

The judicial system needs to return to its primary purpose - ensuring JUSTICE -  and quit being accessories to these crimes against the helpless. 

The guardians and their attorneys need to be held accountable for the crimes they have committed. 

The right of our elders to our esteem must be returned to them as must the right to personal autonomy in the last years of their lives. .

Dean Libey                  As an individual whose mother was afflicted with dementia, the family watched from the side line while the court gave guardianship of her to a lawyer/guardian. Her guardian, Thomas P. Robinson proceeded to charge her over $16,000 attorney fees in the first year of the guardianship. In total he alleged she spent over $24,000 in less than two years on frivolous spending and the court did nothing but give approval to his accountings. There are many more cases just like ours.

Lenora Stubblefield-Thompson                 Our courts system are corrupt here in Walla Walla Washington we have more adult guardianship here than in Seattle--Our Dad had 3 different doctors stating  he was of sound and did NOT need a guardian the GAL refused to accept the doctor reports---constant EX-Part communication with the petitioner---the GAL was hand picked by the petitioner attorney not in order from the register,courts not have transcripts and not giving proper notice---Judges signing orders who did NOT hear the case-----ADA Rules not followed our Dad was told to be Quite or he would be removed we were trying to tell him what was being said against him---No miro-phones in the court room then was charged by his worthless attorney for a hearing device (before she ever was his attorney)Our Local courts and attorneys along with the Banks are all working together to steal our Elderly  Estate's--Our Dad died Oct 3, 2008 was never proven incapacitated and now the same person filed the petion for the Guardianship and Guardianship of our Dad's Estate is now contesting our Dad's WILL. Our Dad sold one piece of his property for over $400,000.00 in February then a petition was filed and our Dad was not allowed to receive a dime of his money---the courts have kept his money in a attorney's Trust Fund and even with a NONINTERVENTION WILL the Judge will not allow the money released to my brother who is the Personal Representative of our DAD'S Estate---the courts are stating they can use the GAL as evidence even though both cases were closed back in December 2008---nothing is done legally--laws are NOT being followed and our Elderly people are dying due to the stress and corruption of our court system who is suppose to protect our Elderly (Our Dad was Hard of Hearing) other than that there was NOTHING wrong with him---94 years old still ran his own business, owned over 30 acres, over $150,000.00 in his Bank account, still drove with a valid drivers license----The GAL lied over 57 times in her reports to court under Perjury we tried to file a grievance against her the local Judge sent the complaint to all attorneys including the GAL who was involved in our Dad's case and NO Investigation was ever done.

Albert Stubblefield  There is a small group of 'professionals' engaged in racketeering to fleece the elderly in Walla Walla, Washington.  These include at least one Superior Court judge (now retired), two attorneys and one guardian ad litem.  These individuals finally drove our elderly father to his grave on October 3, 2009.  The felon who originally brought the charges, claims to be an adopted son and is now suing our family to remove me as the personal representative and challenging our father's will to take over his estate.

The guardian ad litem (GAL), Lorraine Mastin, visited our father just two times in eight months, yet spoke several times each week with the petitioner and reported over 50 lies to the court under penalty of perjury.

The GAL was chosen out of order from the roster by the petitioner's attorney.  The petitioner's attorney was a niece to the attorney representing our dad. Yet the attorney did not inform our father of this fact.

Our dad's attorney threatened him and repeatedly told him not to come to the hearing that was to establish guardianship over him and his estate.

Our dad, my two sisters and I have searched everywhere for help and have spent nearly $200,000 in medical and legal fees trying to protect our father, yet the saga goes on.

The petitioner's are now challenging our dad's will based on his alleged incapacity.

I beg you to investigate these facts and change the laws so that they really do protect the elderly instead of lining the pockets of attorneys, doctors and guardians.

Al Stubblefield
Personal Representative for the Estate of Emory N. Stubblefield

Christine Vaudrin-Rios               WE NEED TO GIVE OUR ELDERLY BACK THEIR RIGHTS AS HUMAN BEINGS. THEY WORK HARD ALL OF THEIR LIVES AND IN THE END; MANY, MANY OF THEM ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, LOSE THEIR MONEY, FREEDOM, POSESSIONS.

Petition to Stop Elder Abuse and Guardianship Abuse—Washington Supporters

Lily Stubblefield Shoop             

Matthew Cloner

Karen Scott

Barbara Tomlinson

Jennifer Patterson

Grace Grantham

Heather Wolf

Kathleen Boyd

Margaret Hartley

Randi Savage