Fighting Back Against Isolation: Travis Campbell and Catherine Falk Join Forces.

Editor's note: This Shark believes the work of Travis and Catherine is most commendable.  The Falk Bill will never be enforced as long as parasites such as the inhabitance of the Probate Court of Cook County are in power. An example of this negative power is the judge who appointed a court adjudicated insane person to be guardian of 99 year old disabled ward Alice R. Gore. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com

Fighting Back Against Isolation: Travis Campbell and Catherine Falk Join Forces.

Travis Campbell and Catherine Falk Join Forces

Pass the Peter Falk Bill!

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When a loved one is in the hospital, you naturally want to be at the bedside. But what if the staff won’t allow it? What happens when a loved one is wrongly isolated from family and friends?

Glen Campbell’s Son Travis Campbell and The Daughter of the Late Peter Falk, Known as “Columbo” are speaking out about the Importance of Adult Visitation Legislation Which Coincides with the Push of the Peter Falk Bill.

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After Catherine Falk was a victim herself in the attempts to see her ailing father, Catherine's former probate attorney drafted the Peter Falk Bill in 2011 and the first draft was handed to Assemblyman Gatto. After many amended drafts and hard work by her former lawyer, Catherine took one of the amended drafts to other states. California passed the visitation bill in 2015.
Catherine has since broadened her scope beyond just an adult child seeking visitation with an ailing parent but for all wards in isolation within Conservatorships/Guardianships exposed to abusive guardians who isolate our loved ones. Now Travis Campbell is in the same predicament. He too is in a fight for his right to see his ailing father Glen. 

How can we put an end to this isolation that continues to impact society as a whole? The mission is to go to every state in this country to pass a very important Bill/Law protecting the rights of families, specifically when a family member is being isolated from his/her loved ones or there is elder abuse involved. Let’s all join together to make this bill a reality!

Meet Travis Campbell
Glen Campbell’s son Travis Campbell is fighting for visitation rights to see his ailing father in the state of Tennessee. He is a strong supporters of the Peter Falk Bill legislation for visitation rights! 

Meet Catherine Falk
Catherine Falk is the Pioneer of the Peter Falk Bill. The Catherine Falk Organization is NOT/NO Profit Organization lobbying & drafting human rights visitation legislation with legislators in all states & the ULC.

 Pioneered the family rights visitation bill titled, The Peter Falk Bill, Glen and Catherine are advocates for elder abuse prevention, legislation for visitation rights among family members and an advocate for guardianship reform.

* What is the Peter Falk Bill?
* Who does it affect and what does it entail?
* Why is it met with extreme opposition?
* Why is it important to establish a bill to protect the rights of the people?
* How did your organization get started?
* What states already have passed the bill?

**To schedule an interview, please respond to this e-mail message or contact Don Bischoff at (813) 792-2181.

Actor Peter Falk’s Daughter Pushing For Change In Legal Guardianship Law

Actor Peter Falk’s Daughter Pushing For Change In Legal Guardianship Law
January 27, 2016 8:28 PM
Filed Under: Catherine Falk, Colorado Bar Association, Columbo, Laura Woods, Legal Guardianship, Peter Falk, Peter Falk Bill



   
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DENVER (CBS4) – Some Colorado lawmakers want to strip some the decision making power from legal guardians, and they’re getting help from the daughter of a famous actor.
The bill is named after Peter Falk, the actor who played Columbo on TV. What it does seems basic — it simply allows families to see their loved ones when they become incapacitated. It’s about the power of guardians and the rights of some of the most vulnerable Coloradans.
Peter Falk was known to TV viewers as the disheveled, endearing detective Columbo. Catherine Falk knew him as “Dad.”
Catherine and Peter Falk (credit: Catherine Falk)
Catherine and Peter Falk (credit: Catherine Falk)
“He was exactly the same on screen as off screen,” Catherine Falk said. “He was just this tender, really funny, goofy person.”
But Peter Falk’s life would take a tragic turn when he developed Alzheimer’s disease. His second wife isolated him, forcing his daughter to go to probate court just to see her father before he died.
“It cost me close to $100,000 in my money, not my dad’s money, my money to get in just before he passed away; that’s wrong,” Catherine Falk said.
Sen. Laura Woods, R-Jefferson County, agrees.
“The same program designed to protect these vulnerable citizens also exposes them to exploitation,” Woods said.
Catherine Falk (credit: Catherine Falk)
Catherine Falk (credit: Catherine Falk)
She’s introduced a bill — named after Peter Falk — that would prohibit guardians from cutting off contact with family.
“The guardian assumes all of the rights of the person that they are guardian for; so they can say, ‘No visitors, no phone calls, no mail,’ and really isolate the most vulnerable in our society, which are the elderly and adults with disabilities,” Woods said.
The Colorado Bar Association says the bill is unnecessary.
“A guardian is already charged to, and I quote, ‘At all times act in ward’s best interest and exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence,'” a representative from the Colorado Bar Association said.
Peter Falk (credit: Catherine Falk)
Peter Falk (credit: Catherine Falk)
But Catherine Falk says when that doesn’t happen the only recourse is expensive litigation.
“The incapacitated person, the person the law intends to protect, very often ends up dying alone,” Catherine Falk said.
The bill passed unanimously out its first committee Wednesday but it still has a long way to go before becoming law. Catherine Falk is fighting for similar legislation in nine other states.