Guardianships and Adoptions

A Guardianship allows a person to handle the Financial Affairs of someone who no longer has mental capacity to act on their own.  Proper planning with a Power of Attorney and/or a Revocable Living Trust should allow you to avoid a Guardianship proceeding. In a Guardianship proceeding, both the person who wants to manage the financial affairs of an “allegedly disabled” person and the “allegedly disabled” person should be represented by legal counsel. If the Court appoints you as a Guardian, your actions are subject to approval by the Court. A Guardianship is an expensive and cumbersome process. I can represent you in the event a Guardianship is necessary. I prefer to allow you to plan so your Financial Affairs are handled by someone who can trust in the event you are incapacitated.

An Adoption proceeding follows many of the same rules as a Guardianship. I enjoy assisting families with this process. I especially enjoy going to “Happy Court” where the Judge finalizes the Adoption and adds the child to your family.