2. “Guardianships are very helpful. Without my
guardianship, my life would be a disaster. I
would get in trouble, and I would be around
the wrong people. Because of my
guardianship I have the supports I need to be
safe, learn new things, and live in my own
home, in my community."
Cory shares his beliefs about his [forensic]
guardianship.
3. 2018 Statutory Revisions To Guardianship
laws
In 2015, a group largely consisting
of state & county government
officials formed what they purport
to be, the Missouri Working
Interdisciplinary Network of
Guardianship Stakeholders (MO-
WINGS), to revise the Missouri
Guardianship Code, in absence of
wards and guardians having equal
say and participation. Revisions
took effect August 28, 2018.
4. Predication for the 2018 Revisions to
guardianship laws in Missouri
Deny incapacity and disability exists, to
erode and eliminate guardianships
Establish de facto guardianships to
further corporate greed
Declare it ensures free-will & free-choice
by depriving free-will & free-choice
5. Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation Occurring In Community
Housing Programs Operating Under State Contracts
Source: Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities
6. Suspicious Deaths Reported In Community Housing
Programs Operating Under State Contracts
Source: Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities
7. THE Carl Debrodie Incident
Lived in a community housing program
operated under state contract
Was severely and pervasively abused,
neglected & ultimately murdered by his
paid staff
Guardian is a Public Administrator who
serves on MO-WINGS, which advocates
for alternatives to guardianships
8. The Lawsuit Filed By Representative
Rudy Viet On Behalf Of Family
Members Of Carl Debrodie
[Carl DeBrodie] really was abused there in
many ways . . . [T]here were multiple layers of
people and bureaucracy responsible for
DeBrodie's care. They include . . . his guardian
the public administrator. . . It's hard to believe
there were so many safeguards that were just
ignored," [Rudy] Veit said.
(KSHB Channel 41 (July 26, 2019))
9. Representative David Evans on The
Value Of Legal Guardians
“Words have meaning. Legal meaning. And
they can sometimes have ordinary meaning.
The best legal guardian public administrator, I
might define as a caring, compassionate,
professional in their job and in their duties.
And not a parent or spouse of the ward or the
person they are caring for.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman, David
Evans, February 24, 2021, (In re: Committee
Hearing on (2021) HB 978)
10. Professionalism, Experience & Education
Not Required In County Government
“Because there is no required experience or
education for a [Public Administrator] when
running for office, [Public Administrators] vary
significantly in their experience and expertise”
Missouri Association of Public Administrators,
study, ‘Missouri Public Guardianship Report’,
(April 2020) at page 4, ¶ 3.
11. Missouri State Audits On Public Administrators
Consistently Show Serious Issues
From 2016 to 2020, seven state audits
were done on public administrators
Combined, the audits consistently
show issues such as theft of funds,
filing false reports, Medicaid fraud,
incomplete or non-existent required
records or policies, and theft of
personal property, respective to the
audits conducted.
12. Double Standards In Guardianship
Laws To Favor Public Administrators
The public administrator in all counties, in the
performance of the duties required by chapters 473,
474, and 475, is a public officer. The duties specified
by sections 475.120 and 475.343 are discretionary.
The county shall defend and indemnify the public
administrator against any alleged breach of duty,
provided that any such alleged breach of duty arose
out of an act or omission occurring within the scope
of duty or employment.
See § 473.730.3 (2018)
![“Guardianships are very helpful. Without my
guardianship, my life would be a disaster. I
would get in trouble, and I would be around
the wrong people. Because of my
guardianship I have the supports I need to be
safe, learn new things, and live in my own
home, in my community."
Cory shares his beliefs about his [forensic]
guardianship.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)