Forced Conservatorship Tops Elder Abuse And Financial Exploitation Red Flag List

Penny & Thelma Brock

In 2009, the Portland professional guardianship firm of Tiffany-O’Shea was appointed conservator for Thelma Brock.  Now Thelma’s former daughter-in-law Penny Brock is challenging both the intitial need for the conservatorship, as well as its management under state and federal laws and procedures.

 

“A review of Thelma’s case sends up many of the red flags elder abuse experts warn baby-boomers to look for in the oversight of their parent’s estate and finacial affairs,” Penny noted. “The court file clearly reveals Thelma, who was driving and paying her bills at the time,  objected to the conservatorship. A report filed by the court investigator suggests Thelma had been duped into believing that filing her written objection was all she had to do maintain her integrity and manage her simple affairs.

 

“I knew Thelma Brock 

Dr. Karin Huffer

better than the lawyers and so-called experts in the billion-dollar elder care industry.*  The record shows she went toe-to-toe with the investigator on the issue of her objection. In addition to objecting to the appointment of any conservator, she specifically objected to Tiffany-O-Shea.  It seems very revealing that the investigator left two boxes blank on her form -  the ones which gave Thelma the right to waive her right to a hearing.

 

“I am morally outraged that Tiffany-O’Shea’s lawyer

Prestige Care Elder Facility, Henderson, NV

Richard Pagnano argued Thelma lacked the ability to manage her own affairs, yet continued to bill the estate after leaving Thelma in in pro per status without an attorney. In addition to not notifying me of the conservatorship, Mr. Pagnano and lawyers from Prestige Care, Inc.  and Portland Court Bonds are in my opinion, based on allegations on file with the court, working together to thwart a full and fair investigation.”

 

In addition to forcing a conservatorship on Thelma Brock, Penny is concerned about another red flag commonly seen by experts  -  the isolation of family members and pitting them against each other.

 

“They did this with my husband and his mother,” Penny said, “and I still see the same pattern today. I believe this is being done by the behind-the-scene lawyers who really call the shots in elder abuse cases to protect the financial interests of the corporations and insurance companies they represent”.

 

* Penny has retained nationally-acclaimed legal abuse expert Karin Huffer [lvaallc.com].

 

Note:  All information contained in this post is based upon records and evidence on file in The Conservatorship Of Thelma Brock, pending in Multnomah Circuit Probate Court.  Nothing contained herein is intended, nor should be construed as suggesting or implying any person or entity has engaged in civil or criminal wrongdoing until final disposition by a court of law. Anyone with questions about the content of this blog is invited to contact Phil Stimac.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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