Mellisse Weldon Brydges, and Negligence!
Here I describe the process that people like Ms. Brydges' go though to become an Arizona State Probate Court Investigators. And how they are not require to have much, or any, experience, or even any formal education. According to the AOC, a criminal background check on the investigators may never be done, and is not a part of the required state training program to be certified and added to the states list of investigators, but they can be given the authority to go though your bank records and come into your home.
In the guardianship case of my elderly mother, Ms. Brydges was given full access by court order to obtain any and all bank records, however, she could not even understand the content. And so, Ms. Brydges negligently came to a very false conclusion and suggested in her report that I was a thief, because she failed to fully investigate and understand the facts and the truth. This negligent error by her could have caused my mothers care to be left to a costly private fiduciary or public fiduciary.
In the guardianship case of my elderly mother, Ms. Brydges was given full access by court order to obtain any and all bank records, however, she could not even understand the content. And so, Ms. Brydges negligently came to a very false conclusion and suggested in her report that I was a thief, because she failed to fully investigate and understand the facts and the truth. This negligent error by her could have caused my mothers care to be left to a costly private fiduciary or public fiduciary.
Dear Sir: Our office manages the certification of court investigators, and statute and code address most of the questions you have. Where they do not address them, I’ll provide answer to the extent I can referring to the following website that provides must of the information you are seeking: http://www.azcourts.gov/probate/Court-Investigators
Q: Is this a state training program?
A: There is one certification statewide, see link above.
Q: Is the list county specific or does an applicant need to choose a specific court?
A: The list is a statewide list, but organized by county of investigator’s residence.
Q: Is there any background or criminal history check?
A: Each court would determine whether there would be a criminal history check before appointing a court investigator, to obtain the certificate a check is not required. The second item in the link above describes the training and the statewide list.
Q: Who do the investigators contract with?
A: Individual courts assign investigators. See the link for authorities on the website link above.
Q: Is there a standard contract, or is it by court?
A: These are court appointments, not contract jobs.
Q: Is there a program head that oversees all the investigators?
A: No.
Q: If an investigator violates any laws in the process of their duties as an investigator, who handles complaints?
A: The court to which they are operating under the order of and any court they are brought into by way of any other legal action.
Q: Are investigators free to choose, on their own, what they want to investigate and how far they take the case, or are they obligated to follow certain policies and procedures, statutes or court orders?
A: These are court appointed positions, court orders determine the actions of the investigator, as well as the duties delineated in Rule 10(F) of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure (see link under heading authorities on the website provided above).
Jennifer Albright at: jalbright@courts.az.gov
Arizona Supreme Court, AOC (Administrative Office of the Courts)
Q: Is this a state training program?
A: There is one certification statewide, see link above.
Q: Is the list county specific or does an applicant need to choose a specific court?
A: The list is a statewide list, but organized by county of investigator’s residence.
Q: Is there any background or criminal history check?
A: Each court would determine whether there would be a criminal history check before appointing a court investigator, to obtain the certificate a check is not required. The second item in the link above describes the training and the statewide list.
Q: Who do the investigators contract with?
A: Individual courts assign investigators. See the link for authorities on the website link above.
Q: Is there a standard contract, or is it by court?
A: These are court appointments, not contract jobs.
Q: Is there a program head that oversees all the investigators?
A: No.
Q: If an investigator violates any laws in the process of their duties as an investigator, who handles complaints?
A: The court to which they are operating under the order of and any court they are brought into by way of any other legal action.
Q: Are investigators free to choose, on their own, what they want to investigate and how far they take the case, or are they obligated to follow certain policies and procedures, statutes or court orders?
A: These are court appointed positions, court orders determine the actions of the investigator, as well as the duties delineated in Rule 10(F) of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure (see link under heading authorities on the website provided above).
Jennifer Albright at: jalbright@courts.az.gov
Arizona Supreme Court, AOC (Administrative Office of the Courts)
Mellisse Weldon Brydges cannot subtract 10 from 40.2!!
Using a calculator to do the math (CLICK HERE), she couldn't believe the results and kept trying to get the sum of the numbers which a child could calculate. This wreaks stupidity, yet the court keeps appointing her to important guardianship cases.
Judge Charles V. Harrington should be embarrassed and ashamed for his decision to keep Brydges on the state list and assigning this +70 year old vindictive and delusional alcohol abuser to cases!!!
Using a calculator to do the math (CLICK HERE), she couldn't believe the results and kept trying to get the sum of the numbers which a child could calculate. This wreaks stupidity, yet the court keeps appointing her to important guardianship cases.
Judge Charles V. Harrington should be embarrassed and ashamed for his decision to keep Brydges on the state list and assigning this +70 year old vindictive and delusional alcohol abuser to cases!!!
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