“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.”
— Charles M. Blow, NY Times
Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux Backstory
Bettys’ Hope, inspired by the tragic events surrounding the Conservatorship of the Late Honorable Betty Lou Lamoreaux and the Conservatorship of dear Betty Roberts of Lancaster, who has not seen her beloved daughters for over 2 years. The Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux debacle that was featured in the Orange County Register is an excellent case on point. Her court appointed attorney self-guided himself into over $100,000 in legal fees paid out of her estate. There was literally NO statutory nor ethical basis for actions he took of his own volition.

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Lisa MacCarley, Los Angeles Probate and Conservatorship Attorney, to be Featured on CNN Special
The Britney Movement
Free Britney:
Anytime there’s that amount of money to be made, you have to question the motives of everyone close to that person.” #NYTPresents: Framing Britney Spears premieres Feb. 5 on FXNetworks and Hulu
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Everyone Loves Britney Podcast
In Everyone Loves Britney, the podcast investigates the complex conservatorship case of Britney Spears. The series looks at her troubled past and what led to

Lisa MacCarley, Los Angeles Probate and Conservatorship Attorney, to be Featured on CNN Special
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lisa MacCarley, a California Probate and Conservatorship Attorney and Executive Director of the newly-formed non-profit Bettys’ Hope,

EVERYONE LOVES BRITNEY – III. TOXIC
In Defiance Podcast, with Tom Pattinson, we investigate the complex conservatorship case of Britney Spears. The series looks at her troubled past and what led
A New Path
Betty’s Hope is strives to reform the probate courts throughout California by:
01 Create
Creating a comprehensive curriculum for attorneys who seek to represent incapacitated adults and adults with developmental disabilities in conservatorship proceedings.
02 ACCOUNTABILITY
Developing a system of supervision and accountability for those attorneys.
03 Independence
Eliminating the toxic co-dependence between Judges and “Court Appointed Counsel.”
04 Compliance
Enforcing compliance of the California probate code by all judicial officers and counsel appearing in conservatorship hearings.