Guardianships

Most adults live independently and retain control over their assets and daily lives indefinitely. However, some adults struggle to manage their own affairs and their finances. They may require the assistance of another competent adult. Guardianship is a legal process...

Estate planning isn’t just about detailing who will inherit your assets when you’re gone. A big part of estate planning is – or should be – about planning for a time when you may need to rely on others to make crucial decisions for you, handle your finances and care...

When the court appoints a guardian for an individual, it’s typically done in the best interest of the person involved. However, there are situations where you might believe that the appointment of a guardian is not in the individual’s best interest. In such cases, you...

If the Florida probate courts appoint a guardian to oversee someone's affairs, that adult likely struggled to manage things on their own. Perhaps they have failed to attend medical appointments or missed mortgage payments. The courts felt that there was enough proof...

A guardianship is a way to ensure that you will be well taken care of if an illness or injury ever causes you to become incapacitated. Florida law lets you choose virtually any adult to serve as your designated guardian. Many people select their spouse or one of their...

Guardianship is used in times when a person can no longer make decisions about their health care or finances. When a person loses their mental capacity to make decisions themselves, Florida law allows guardianships to be put into place to protect them. Becoming a...

Our decision-making capacity gives us independence and control over our person and finances. When someone loses this capacity, they may become vulnerable to people who take advantage of their situation. If one of your loved ones can no longer make decisions for...

Guardianships help to manage a person's financial life through the authority of a legal guardian. This person can make legal decisions on their behalf, including decisions relating to finances and medical care. In most cases, people who benefit from guardianships are...

Guardianship can have several different meanings. One of the most common forms of guardianship involves a non-parental adult stepping in to care for a child after the death of their parents or the state's revocation of their parents' authority. However, guardianship...

Part of having a good retirement involves creating a good estate plan to divide all of your assets. ABC Action News in Bradenton, Florida, recently ran a story about the importance of having such an estate plan so that people can sell their homes and avoid...