Adults with developmental disabilities who are unable to make important decisions or care for themselves in adulthood are usually placed in the care of a guardian or conservator. Establishing a legal guardian is the job of the court, which appoints…
As banking and bill-paying become more challenging as one age, incapacitation by accident or sudden disease can occur to anyone at any age, creating the same difficulties. Incapacity is not just about mental cognition, accident, or illness. You may have…
Most often, guardianship conjures images of a minor in the care of a designated adult family member or friend. However, you can employ the process to obtain legal rights over elderly or aging adults, usually parents, who are losing their…
Incidents of what attorneys deem “undue influence” on the elderly constitute elder abuse. It disrupts the older persons’ impulse to provide for loved ones and instead leaves assets to the manipulator. Often, family members do not find out about a…
Imagine your grandfather, Martin is elderly and has deteriorated to a point where he is now unable to make decisions for himself. A court appoints you to be Martin’s guardian of property, to help Martin manage his money. You become…