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I she free to engage with mental health professionals on her own, or does that require approval and oversight from the conservator?

My limited understanding is that she would need to get that approval, and with the amount of money in her estate, it seems like a clear conflict of interest.

Also, you didn't mention the Netflix movie I Care A Lot, which although is a fictional movie, certainly has also raised awareness of the abuse of conservatorship.

Well at least with Wales you'd be putting a bunch of sheep out of their misery.

A million hipsters cried out when they read the answer to #1.

I run a practice in a mid sized professional services firm, and to put it succinctly, our sales forecasts drop off pretty severely in the 3 to 6 month timeframe. This is referred to lovingly as "the cliff."

Every company has one, and they usually are somewhere in your current fiscal year.

Now, even in a mediocre year, we know that we will generate new sales by the time we get to that point in time. The cliff is always moving further out as long as the business is operating well and the market is healthy.

But no company wants to buy products or services from another company that could shut it's doors any minute. That leads to unfulfilled contracts, and cash that will never be seen again. The person who signed that contract would have a tough time explaining that to their boss and they could get fired. Much easier to go with the competitor who isn't in the news

All of of a sudden you're days away from the cliff and now you're talking to accountants and lawyers about which debtors to pay first.

It's not the counterpoint that you think it is - in this case it wasn't financially viable, and really had nothing to do with the true wellbeing of the individual. I am willing to bet your firm would have had a much different opinion if the ward was financially viable.

Again, it shouldn't depend on factors outside of their wellbeing. Controls should be put in place to guard against decisions which are financially motivated.