Life Management Associates

I asked Barbara for a phone call where I shared my questions and areas I need some assistance. She was kind, warm and very helpful and did not charge me for her input nor expertise on how the courts work in terms of conservatorship matters in San Francisco, CA.

My family used this company many years ago, and I am only writing this review because I was disturbed to learn that this company is still in business. Simply put, avoid them at all costs. My family member was very ill, and we needed assistance with getting things in order like finances and assisted living facilities. However, I felt like they took advantage of us and really used our horrible circumstance for their financial gain. They made recommendations that were to their financial advantage like recommending a doctor evaluate my family member (he already had a perfectly good doctor) at a rate of $ 448 an hour. We were naïve, and we did not know how to navigate the world of conservatorship. Please do yourself a favor and either get a decent Family Planning attorney to help or read Nolo’s Guide to Conservatorship in California.

These professional conservators are in operation because people become old, alone, incapacitated and can’t make decisions for themselves. The incapacitated elderly parent whose children and family are in contention also fall prey. The judge deem these conservators in charge of EVERYTHING: their money, estate and the person.
This is all under the guise of «IN THE BEST INTEREST» of the elderly individual. This is not the case. It’s in the BEST INTEREST of the conservator. THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS have been lost to this conservator for her «services». To make things worse, this conservator actually «enabled» contention and conflict between this family to occur. Of course! A family in conflict equals securing a client, which equals more $$$ for her.
This is NOT what my grandmother would have wanted. I know this for sure, I know this with all my heart. When my grandmother came to the US she was a widow and a single mother of 5 children. She’s had an arduous but successful life. It’s sad to see everything that my grandmother worked so hard for all her life go down the drain because of these conservators who exist only for this purpose– to take advantage of old people. We as my grandmother’s family have absolutely NO say. My grandmother has NO say. My grandmother’s rights are gone. We are at the mercy of this conservator. Its a pitiful situation.
Update 7÷31÷13
I’ve removed information from the initial review per Barbara DeVries’ request. This is a revised version.