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Beginning a legal guardianship for a minor is a serious responsibility that affects a child's safety, stability and future. Many people step into guardianship during stressful moments such as family illness, loss or crisis. Understanding what guardianship involves...
Guardianship is a court-supervised process where a judge appoints a guardian to make important decisions or act on behalf of a person who can’t fully manage their own affairs. This could include handling money, paying bills, making medical choices or even managing...
Adults sometimes have physical and mental health challenges that make it difficult for them to make decisions that are in their best interests. It’s sometimes necessary to take legal steps to help protect the individual. One of these is an emergency temporary...
Guardianship is an arrangement where a competent adult takes care of a ward who struggles to manage their affairs independently. The courts can appoint a guardian to handle daily matters for a vulnerable person or even their financial affairs. Guardianships limit an...
Medical tests sometimes return devastating results. Older adults may find out that they are likely to develop dementia, as they are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. They might have a progressive medical condition that could render them incapable of living...
In Florida, a guardianship can be used when someone is unable to take care of themselves. They are placed into a guardianship so that the guardian will be there to provide the necessary support and care. In some cases, this is known as a plenary guardianship. This...
Guardianships are sometimes used for elderly individuals who become incapacitated. They may not be able to make decisions on their own due to injuries or mental decline. But for someone who is creating an estate plan, they may also want to consider setting up a minor...
Recognizing that one of your loved ones can’t make decisions for themselves is often hard to deal with. Once this happens, you may find it necessary to try to take care of them. Because they’re an adult, you’ll need to either have power of attorney for them or be...
As we recently discussed, guardianships are used when a person is incapacitated. They can’t make their own decisions. They may have dementia or Alzheimer’s, for instance, or they may have suffered a brain injury in an accident. They need someone else to act as a...
There may come a time when a loved one is unable to make decisions for themselves because of incapacitation. Parents of minors typically make these decisions, but someone else may need to step in if the parents are deceased, incapacitated or otherwise unable to make...