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Author Dimond, Diane, author.

Title We're here to help : when guardianship goes wrong / Diane Dimond.

Publication Info. Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2023]
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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  346.7301 DIM    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  346.7301 DIMOND    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  346.018 DIMOND    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult New Materials  346.73018 DI    DUE 04-16-24 Billed
Description xii, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Brandeis series in law and society
Brandeis series in law and society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-308) and index.
Contents The floodgates open -- The case heard 'round the world -- The players -- Britney is not alone -- Mercenary methods and practices within the system -- Guardians from hell, and lawyers and judges too -- How do the bad actors get away with it? -- Washington could help -- but it hasn't -- Weaponizing guardianship to end a marriage -- Every citizen has civil rights : no matter their ability -- Turning a blind eye : where's the legal community? -- The cowgirl vs. the conservator -- The richer the better -- Desperate is as desperate does -- The sad stories of Theresa and Susan -- Guarding against guardianship -- Possible solutions to improve the system.
Summary "Guardianship, sometimes called conservatorship, is an ever-growing phenomenon. Some of these arrangements are truly beneficial, but countless others are unwanted, unnecessary, and violate constitutionally protected human rights. Award winning journalist, Diane Dimond, dissects the mysterious, ever-expanding, and complicit cottage industry of individuals who profit off the confinement of others"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Guardian and ward -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Legal ethics -- United States.
Other Form: Online version: Dimond, Diane. We're here to help. Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2023] 9781684581689 (OCoLC)1390920732
ISBN 9781684581672 (hardcover)
1684581672 (hardcover)
9781684581689 electronic book
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