Guardianships

The need for a guardianship really depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, however, many guardianship cases result from the...

Simply transferring your house to your children is the least favorable planning technique in an attorney’s arsenal. The optimal way to...

The elderly are vulnerable, and as a result, are often soft targets for non-physical abuse. I refer to them as “silent abuses” because...

When I meet with people for the first time who are interested in estate planning, their focus is usually on after-death planning....

Serious problems with the public guardianship system in the United States can lead to elder abuse, according to an in-depth article in...

According to a recent report published by the Alzheimer’s Association, in 2017, approximately 5.5 million individuals have “Alzheimer’s...

A guardian is an individual (or sometimes an entity) appointed by the Court to handle the personal and/or financial affairs of a minor...

Nearly every aspect of estate planning and elder law requires an attorney to assess a client’s legal capacity. As elder law attorneys, we...

I recently received a frantic telephone call from someone whose sister suffered a stroke and was admitted to a hospital. Upon admission,...

In a perfect world, everyone would craft an estate and elder care plan well in advance of having to implement it˗ but the world isn’t...