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Similar to Child Protective Services, the legal doctrine that empowers APS is parens patriae. While some states provide adult protective services to older adults only, as in Ohio where the APS law applies to those 60 and older, [2] most serve adults with disabilities over the age of 18 who meet the state's definition of "vulnerable". [3]
A Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHO) is a form of restraining order or order of protection used in the state of California.It is a legal intervention in which a person who is deemed to be harassing, threatening or stalking another person is ordered to stop, with the goal of reducing risk of further threat or harm to the person being harassed.
In the United States, a mandated reporter is a person who is required by law to report to Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services if they know or suspect a child or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of being abused or neglected or they may be subject to civil and criminal penalties for failing to report.
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The legislation designates part of state Route 39 as Sheriff Dale R. Williams Memorial Highway. The bill now moves to the Ohio Senate.
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Congress amended the Social Security Act in 1974 requiring all states to establish adult protective services units (APS) for adults aged 18 and older. The U.S. House of Representatives held hearings and sponsored investigations about elder abuse throughout the middle to late 1970s.
Christina M. Simon, 37, 820 South St., was charged in Chippewa County Court with theft of movable property between $10,000 and $100,000 and two counts of misappropriating an ID. Simon will appear ...