What is Conservatorship or Fiduciary Fraud?
A Conservator is a person, usually a family member, who has been appointed by the court to manage the affairs of someone who, due to mental or health problems, lacks the capacity to manage their own affairs. A Fiduciary is someone who owes a duty of loyalty and honesty to someone, perhaps a family member, in whom trust has been placed to perform a service, such as being a Conservator or Trustee of a trust. Conservators, Trustees, and other Fiduciaries may have control over substantial assets, and may be tempted to act in such as way as to gain unduly by their control over the estate or affairs of another and when this happens, it is considered a form of fraud by conduct. Other times, Fiduciaries may be falsely and wrongly accused of fraud by a disgruntled or jealous family member. Our firm represents both Plaintiffs and Defendants in Conservatorship and Fiduciary cases.
