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If your child has special needs, a standard estate plan – will, trust, power of attorney, and health care proxy – may not meet your family’s needs.
Methods to ensure that a durable power of attorney will be accepted by banks and investment firms, including revocable living trust
Challenge to law firm fees in Virginia guardianship case highlights the risks of attorneys acting as guardians or conservators.
Tips for assisting seniors with their finances if they begin to have trouble managing them themselves
Should parents of a child with special needs seek guardianship when he turns 18?
Only a probate court through a conservatorship proceeding can declare someone incompetent to execute a durable power of attorney
The health care proxy takes precedence over guardianship for purposes of making health care decisions, unless it is revoked.
Unusual family arrangement means more complicated estate planning
Listen to Ilana Abramson for a refresher course into Guardianship & Conservatorship: what are the differences between the two, what does this mean for your family or friends, and next steps to putting the pieces in place to protect your loved ones. View here.
Margolis and Abramson will discuss the standards that guide attorneys in assisting their clients with diminished capacity to complete their estate plans.
