Legislation inspired by a Chicago Tribune investigation into some hospitals’ questionable guardianship petitions has advanced ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is launching a new plan to initiate legal guardianship proceedings for hundreds of the “most vulnerable” veterans in the country. The administration announced the move on ...

(WXYZ) — A Wayne County Probate Judge recently made a historic decision. Instead of putting a Dearborn Heights woman under guardianship, he allowed her to retain ...

(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 ...

The premiere of a controversial Lifetime docuseries about the ongoing health and financial battles of former talk show host and shock jock Wendy Williams has sharpened the focus on her court-appointed ...

A Missouri woman who spent 10 years under public guardianship is speaking out about the system, which she says left her trapped in nursing homes and unable to make decisions about her own life.

Wendy Williams, the famous talk show host, has long been a media fixture, but in recent years, her name has been associated with a highly publicized guardianship battle. This case underscores the ...

In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Los Angeles County Superior Court granted Thompson's request for guardianship of Amari Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work ...