{"id":40802273134,"date":"2023-04-12T13:13:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T17:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802273134"},"modified":"2023-04-17T09:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:20:22","slug":"prof-paone-testifies-on-guardianship-abuse-before-u-s-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-paone-testifies-on-guardianship-abuse-before-u-s-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Paone Testifies on Guardianship Abuse Before U.S. Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tina Paone, Ph.D., professor of Educational Counseling,&nbsp;presented testimony at the hearing, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aging.senate.gov\/hearings\/guardianship-and-alternatives-protection-and-empowerment\">Guardianship and Alternatives: Protection and Empowerment<\/a>,\u201d convened by the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C.,&nbsp;on March 30. Paone, who was chosen to represent victims nationwide, advocated for more robust protections and empowerment for victims of flawed guardianship actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After sharing a personal story of her mother and the challenges she faced under the current guardianship system\u2014such as the court-appointed guardian\u2019s failure to pay bills and the mounting late fees that followed\u2014Paone called on the Senators to create meaningful and lasting reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom my perspective, we need federal standards that regulate the appointment and oversight of judges, court-appointed attorneys, and court-appointed guardians,\u201d Paone said in her testimony. \u201cAdditionally, families like mine must have a recourse to prevent devastating medical and financial exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aging.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/6ecc5085-c2d7-9592-1b26-f08b98dd474b\/Testimony_Paone%2003.30.2023.pdf\">Read Paone\u2019s full testimony.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aging.senate.gov\/hearings\/guardianship-and-alternatives-protection-and-empowerment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" style=\"object-position: 76.85625% 48.45125%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-131129-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"Paone testifying before the U.S. Senate. Read Paone\u2019s full testimony\" class=\"wp-image-40802273169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-131129-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-131129-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-131129-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-131129-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-131129.jpg 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tina Paone, Ph.D., professor of Educational Counseling,&nbsp;presented testimony at the hearing, \u201cGuardianship and Alternatives: Protection and Empowerment,\u201d convened by the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C.,&nbsp;on March 30. Paone, who was chosen to represent victims nationwide, advocated for more robust protections and empowerment for victims of flawed guardianship actions. 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