Category
Elder Law
Elder Law
General
Tennessee
15 mins
0.25 credits
Sep 17, 2024
Amy Bryant, the Director for the Office of Conservatorship Management for Metro Nashville, discusses conservatorships and their role in elder law. The Office of Conservatorship Management was created in response to a lawyer stealing $1.3 million from the people he was supposed to be conservator for. Amy explains that a conservatorship is a legal arrangement where one adult is appointed to make decisions for another adult who is unable to make decisions for themselves due to incapacity or disability. She also clarifies the difference between a conservatorship, guardianship, and power of attorney. Amy emphasizes the importance of notifying banks and other institutions about a conservatorship to prevent financial exploitation. She also mentions that conservators have the authority to file lawsuits to recoup funds and that elder abuse can be prosecuted on a criminal level.
