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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ORPHANS' COURT
IN RE: ROSA THOMPSON,
An Adjudicated Incapacitated Person
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RETURN OF SERVICE
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
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I, Catherine Klobucar, served the annexed Petition for Report of Guardian
and the subsequent Order of Court upon the following:
Tina Hess, BS, CMC, RG-NGF
VP of Operations and Care Management
GOOD NEWS CONSULTING, INC.
P.O. Box 7212
York, PA 17404
Service was made via first-class, United States mail, certified, return
receipt requested, on October 4, 2007. A copy of the receipt evidencing service is
attached hereto as Exhibit /I A."
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
America that the foregoing information contained in the Return of Service is true
and correct.
Dated: JO.J.3.1a..7
By: ~M. tlal{~AJI/l)
Catherine Klobucar
SCHUTJER BOGAR LLC
305 N. Front Street, Suite 401
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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IN RE: : IN THE COURT OF CO~ON PLEAS OF
ROSA THONIPSON, : CUIvIBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
An Adjudicated Incapacitated Person:
: NO. 2006 - 869 ORPHANS' COURT
: ORPHANS' COURT DMSION
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 12IH day of SEPTEMBER, 2007, a Rule is issued upon GOOD
NEWS CONSULTING, INC., to Show Cause why the relief requested in the "Petition
for Report of Guardian" should not be granted.
Rule returnable ten (10) days after service.
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Kirk S. Sohonage, Esquire
305 North Front Street, Suite 400
Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
Good New Consulting, Inc.
783 Priority Road
Yark, Pa. 17404
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Mark Bayley, Esquire
57 West Pomfret Street
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
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IN RE: ROSA THOlVIPSON,
An Adjudicated Incapacitated Person
Pb'llTION FOR REPORT OF GUARDIAN
Petitioner, Manor HealthCare Corp. d/bl a HCR ManorCare - Camp Hill
e'Petitioner"), is a creditor of Rosa Thompson ('~5. Thompson"), and hereby
respectfully represents that
1. Mrs. Thompson, a resident of Petitioner's facility, was adjudicated as an
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incapacitated person.by Order of the Court on November 16, 2.0Q6. A true and correct
copy of the Final Decree is attached hereto as Exhibit .11 A" (hereafter referred to .as the
l'Order")..
2.. At the time of the guaxdiansrop hearing, the court appointed Good News
Consulting, Ine. as the Guardian of the Person and the Estate of Mrs. Thompson..
3. Upon information and bel;ief, subsequent to the appointment of a
Guardian for Mrs. Thompson, one of her sons obtained access to funds owned by the
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Mrs_ Thompson and converted those funds to his own use. The exact amormt of monies
taken is unknown.
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4. Petitioner submits that any of MIs. Thompsonls monies taken by her son
after a guardian had been appointed, of which he was aware, would constitute a theft,
and he should be criminally charged.
5. PursUant to Title 55 of the Probate Estates and Fiduciaries Code, a
Guardian of a person's estate should file a report with the Court outlining specific
information regarding the ward's assets and any disposition of the same.
6. Petitioner submits that the Guardian of the Estate has a. duty to file such
Y'eportl account and requests this Honorable C,:nJIt order the Guardian to do so.
WHER.EFORE, Petitioner requests that this Honorable Court issue an order
directing Good News Consulting, Inc. to file a report of the Estate of Rosa Thompson
within thirty (30) days of the date of the Order as required under the Probate, Estates
and Fiduciary C;ode.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated:~. ~cr. D~
By:
Kirk ohonage
Attorney I.D. No. 77851
305 North Front Street, Suite 401
Harrisburg, P A 17101
(717) 909-8160
Attorneys f01. Petitioner
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EXHIBIT II A"
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IN THE COURT OF CO:MMON PLEAS - CUMBERLAND COUNTY
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
IN RE: ROSA L. THOMPSON,
An Alleged Incapacitated Person
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FmAL DECREE - ADruDlCATION OF TOTALLY INCAPACITATED PERSON
AND APPOINTMENT OF PERMANENT PLENARY GUARDIAN
OF THE PERSON AND ESTATE
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based upon the evidence received and the record, this Court finds, by clear and
convincing evidence, that Rosa L. Tho~pson, is adjudged a totally incapacitated person.
The Court.6ndsthatRosa L. Thompson suffers from dementia and senility,
conditions or disabilities that totally impair her capacity to receive and evaluate
information ef.EectiveIy and to make and communicate decisions regarding the
management of her financial and personal affairs.
Good News Consulting, me. is appointed Permanent Plenary Guardian of the
ESTATE and PERSON of Rosa L. Thompson. The Guardian shall nQ!post a court
approved bond and shall be entitled to an initial start up fee of $350.00 and then a
monthly fee in the amount of $100.00 as established by Medical Assistance Regulations.
The Guardian shall.61e a report in compliance with 20 Pa. C.S. S 5521(c) within ninety
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The Guardian of the ESTATE shall be able to enter a safe deposit box, if any, in
the name of Rosa L. Thompson without prior Court ~uthorization.
The Guardian of the Person and the Guardian of the Estate, if not the same, shaD
cooperate to prepare ~ budget to cover the CO~ of providing nursing care services to the
person of Rosa L. Thompson.
The Guardian of the Estate shall have the authority and respoI\Sloility to manage
and use Rosa L. Thompson's property primarily for her benefit and secondarily for the
benefit of her legal dependents in accordance with 20 Pa.. C.S.. S 5536(a). 20 Pa. C.S.
S 5536(a) authorizes the Guardian of the Estate to spend income for the aforesaid
purposes without the Court's written approval The Guardian of the Estate may also
spend principal aBsets, if any, for the skilled nursing care and maintenance rendered to
Rosa L. Thompson by Petitioner and to establish an appropriate, reasonable burial
reserve without Court approval..
The aforementioned judicial detenni:n8:tions have ta1<en into consideration the
matters required by 20 Pa. C.S. ~ 5512.1.. The Court's findings of fact and conclusions of
law have been placed on the record at the evidentiaxy hearing.
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