Guardianship: Elderly Couple Won't Lose House (TX. USA)

Elderly Couple Won't Lose House

01 Sep 2009

By Becky Oliver

A victory for a Richardson couple at war with the state over their mental condition and their money. Michael and Jean Kidd’s home was not sold on the courthouse steps and now the judge is clarifying his orders.

“I could have gotten out of bed and danced the jig,” Michael Kidd said after hearing about the status of his home.

Relief is all Michael and Jean Kidd are feeling right now. A trustee’s deed filed in mid August indicated their home would be sold on the courthouse steps . The foreclosure sale was called off, at least for now.

“Just knowing that the pressure if off for awhile, that is what made me the happiest,” Kidd said.

“I sure felt like we were deserted by the whole world for awhile. It makes me feel a whole lot better,” Jean said.

Abridged

SOURCE: My Fox, Dallas, Fort Worth, USA

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It is comforting in a way, that there is something in place, so that if needed; a guardian can be appointed by the court to assist us. However, there are just too many cases where the very people appointed by the courts, as guardians for the elderly; turned out to be the ones who actually drained the seniors of their life savings.

The case regarding Michael and Jean Kidd should have been handled more sensibly. What happened to their assets? And, selling their house against their wishes?

Can this case be one of many that have gone un-noticed?

We must really question these sorts or actions and look out for one another in the community.

................. AC

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