Bloomberg Law

In 2023, Bloomberg Law published a landmark investigation titled “In the Name of Protection” and accompanying articles.

Ronnie Greene, chief investigative reporter for Bloomberg Law, states in an interview with Katie Barlow titled “Protecting your family from guardian scams.” (In the Courts, Fox 5; March 13, 2023; cue, 1:32)

“On one hand, rights severely restricted and taken away; on the other hand, no oversight — and that I think opens the door for major abuse and neglect.”

To date, the Bloomberg Law series includes:

• Part 1: The Profiteers — Guardians’ Dark Side: Lax Rules Open the Vulnerable to Abuse by Ronnie Greene and Holly Barker (March 6)

• Part 2: The Judges — Judge’s Errors, Jail Threats Haunt Georgia Family’s Guardianship by Ronnie Greene (March 7)

• Part 3: The Guardians — 420 Cases, One Guardian: System Runs Amok on Just $35 a Month by Ronnie Greene (March 8)

• Part 4: The Lawyers — Peter Max’s Bare Ledgers Show Guardianships Drain Even the Rich by Ronnie Greene and Holly Barker (March 9)

• Courts Must Revamp Approach to Guardianship, a Potent Legal Tool — law professors Naomi Cahn, Rebekah Diller, and Deirdre Smith share their views (March 9)

• Modern Laws and Out-of-Court Solutions Can Advance Guardianship(March 9, 2023) Law professors Robert Dinerstein, Deborah Enix-Ross, Nina Kohn, Ellie Lanier

• Part 5: A Solution — Guardians’ Abuses Persist as One State’s Easy Fix Goes Unmatched by Ronnie Greene (March 10)

• Not Just Britney: Guardianship System Rife with Abuse (Podcast); David Schultz, Audio Producer. (March 14, 2023)

• Senate Committee Sets Hearing on Troubled Guardianship System by Ronnie Greene (March 23)

• Voiceless No More, Indiana Woman Freed From Fraught Guardianship by Ronnie Greene (March 24)

• Senators to Seek Alternatives to ‘Civil Death’ of Guardianship by Ronnie Greene (Bloomberg Tax; March 28, 2023)

• Zaynab Siddiqui, “What’s a Guardianship?” The Big Take, podcast. (March 29, 2023)

• Senators Propose Guardianship ‘Bill of Rights’ to Limit Abuse (1) by Holly Barker (March 30, 2023)