Caring for one’s own financial situation is a key part of one’s own independence. But there are some cases where a person needs help making legal and financial decisions. That’s where the concept of ...

Legislation inspired by a Chicago Tribune investigation into some hospitals’ questionable guardianship petitions has advanced ...

The Trump administration is launching a new plan to initiate legal guardianship proceedings for hundreds of the “most vulnerable” veterans in the country. The administration announced the move on ...

(Editor's note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series on guardianship abuses appearing this week on Next Avenue.) Ginger Franklin was just shy of her 50th birthday when she fell down the stairs of her ...

BELTON, Missouri (KMBC) -- A Missouri woman is sharing her experience in the state's public guardianship system, calling for changes and more awareness about court-ordered guardianships. "It's wrong, ...

(WXYZ) — A Wayne County Probate Judge recently made a historic decision. Instead of putting a Dearborn Heights woman under guardianship, he allowed her to retain ...

The premiere of a controversial Lifetime docuseries about the ongoing health and financial battles of former talk show host and shock jock Wendy Williams has sharpened the focus on her court-appointed ...

In the aftermath of the shooting that killed attorney Dennis Prince and his new wife, Ashley Prince, their families have become entangled in a new guardianship case over the couple’s baby. Dennis ...

We’re reading and watching “Killers of the Flower Moon” for Econ Extra Credit this month. The 2017 true crime book, and its new feature film adaptation, shine a light on the conspiracy to murder Osage ...

A Missouri woman who spent 10 years under public guardianship is speaking out about the system, which she says left her trapped in nursing homes and unable to make decisions about her own life.