Wife for 64 Years Denied Guardianship – Stranger in Charge
Ora Lomax did not go to probate court seeking guardianship or conservatorship, because the person, William Lomax, was her husband. Instead, VCU Health System, where William Lomax had been a patient for just over a month — ever since one of his home aides had called 911 because he was having trouble breathing — had filed a petition with the court to have William declared incapacitated and have a guardian appointed to make decisions for him. You read that correctly. The hospital stepped-in to gain control of William Lomax, bacause VCU Health System didn’t think Ora should be the guardian,…
