Court Of Protection: Pensioner Jailed, Cat Has Anonymity - Utter Madness

[Gromit]

// A grandmother of 71 has been jailed for refusing to move an elderly man from a care home where she believes he is happy.
Teresa Kirk was given six months in prison by a judge at the secretive Court of Protection, it emerged yesterday.
Mr Justice Newton ruled she had disobeyed orders to move the 80-year-old from his native Portugal to a care home in Britain chosen by social workers.
The Daily Mail is unable to name the elderly man or to describe his relationship to Mrs Kirk. Even the name of his cat cannot be published for legal reasons.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3838911/Thrown-jail-71-disturbing-story-grandmother-refused-bow-social-service-orders-OAP-care-home-loves.html#ixzz4NGILkFwD

To add insult to injury, Mrs Kirk had power of attorney over the mans finacial affairs and was attempting to sell his house to pay for his care in Portugal. The Court has seized the mans house and handed his financial affairs to the Court Solictor who is now busily spending this man' money on expensive court fees.

[jno]

the court order was to bring him back again.

[Gromit]

// After social workers said he should live in a care home, she travelled with him to Portugal instead. //

Did what the Social Services said/advised have any legal clout behind it? Was she entitled to ignore them? The Court order pertains to her not giving permission to repatriate him to the UK, not going there in the first place.

[david small]

Beware the Spanish/English inquisition.

[ToraToraTora]

*&^%ing social services and lawyers what a win double that is.

[youngmafbog]

Scum left wing lawyers hard at work.