'It was horrible':Woman wins long battle to regain control of her finances

'It was horrible':Woman wins long battle to regain control of her finances

Monique Beach has had her capacity to manage her financial affairs legally restored after nearly a decade with the state’s public trustee left her in greater debt,living on a pittance and her home in disrepair.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Trustee and Guardian apologises to family of man who died in squalor

Trustee and Guardian apologises to family of man who died in squalor

"We have not delivered services to an acceptable standard,"chief executive Adam Dent said.

  • byAngus Thompson
Penny-pinching,raking in huge fees:public trustees under scrutiny
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Disability

Penny-pinching,raking in huge fees:public trustees under scrutiny

The case of Steven Colley is only too familiar for thousands of people who are,or whose loved ones are,under financial management orders.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
'$25,000 fee unconscionable':NSW Trustee client dies in squalor

'$25,000 fee unconscionable':NSW Trustee client dies in squalor

Steven Colley died in filthy conditions in a home his family asked the NSW Trustee and Guardian repeatedly to help pay to repair.

  • byAngus Thompson