Judges Take Aim at High Court-Appointed Care Fees
Last week, Santa Clara County judges proposed new rules that would set new limits on court-appointed care fees for the elderly and adults with disabilities and would increase scrutiny of inflated charges. The proposed rules are in response to a San Jose Mercury News investigation that found that the local court has been lax in preventing estate managers, known as fiduciaries, from issuing six-figure bills.
- "Santa Clara County Judges Set New Curbs on Fees for Court-Appointed Care of Disabled, Elderly" (de Sá, San Jose Mercury News, 9/20).