Sentate Special Committee on Aging Hearing on Guardianships

Yesterday, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on guardians exploiting individuals under guardianship. The hearing, “Abuse of Power: Exploitation of Older Americans by Guardians and Others They Trust.”  offered 4 witnesses, including elder law prof, and reporter of the new Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship & Other Protective Arrangements Act, Associate Dean Nina Kohn. The committee chair and ranking member opened the hearing with their individual statements.  Their statements, along with the witnesses’ testimonies, are downloadable as pdfs. There is also a video of the hearing, available here.