New legal ethics rule might have helped #FreeBritney by making it clear that lawyers must advocate for the wishes of clients ...

Inside a wing of a nursing home in Farmington, Missouri, Chiro Richey has answered the facility’s phone multiple times over ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio lawmakers are hoping to modernize the state’s guardianship laws with new legislation that aimed at ...

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 ...

Two years after ProPublica first documented the state’s dire shortage of guardians — and the substandard care some provide — ...

(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 ...

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 ...

After a comprehensive medical evaluation, the future status of Wendy Williams’ guardianship remains in the air. In recent court documents, her court-appointed guardian, Sabrina E. Morissey, confirmed ...

The judge handling the Wendy Williams guardianship case is reportedly upset by the former talk show host continuing to speak to the media and wants to add even tighter restrictions. In a fiery email ...

Thomas Williams, the father of Wendy Williams, has died. He was 94. Wendy’s niece, journalist Alex Finnie, confirmed Thomas’ death via Instagram on Sunday, February 8. The news comes as Wendy, 61, ...