Jan 28, 2023
By Janet Phelan Recently, that human rights atrocity known colloquially as "adult guardianship" has again been in the news. First, a Hollywood celebrity was able to rid herself of the shackles imposed by this court-authorized process, coming forward about numerous and somewhat disturbing abuses. According to Britney Spears, she was forced to put on shows in Las Vegas, denied proceeds from her work and also forcibly implanted against her will with a birth control device. There was also a flurry of media surrounding a proposed law to mandate that a judge rule on visitation for a ward right off the bat. Known as "Karilyn's law" this effort rather incredibly ignores the complicity of the judiciary in guardianship abuses and naively seems to adhere to an old concept of judging, one in which the judge was actually impartial. Ask any guardianship victim if this was the case for him or her. A Nancy Grace "exposé," which focused largely on Britney Spears