Question: Two recent stories in the news – Jay Leno initiating custodianship for his wife, Mavis who has dementia, and Gene Hackman and his wife dying almost at the same time – when it comes to a [...]

Question: Our client in California received life insurance proceeds from her parents’ policy payable to her as custodian for her adult brother (“Jane Doe Custodian FBO Joseph [...]

Question: My colleague is working with a caregiver who is working to get her mother on Medicaid and moved into a nursing home. Once her mother has moved in, the daughter would like to relinquish [...]

Question: Several years ago I was in a very bad place mentally. My son sought guardianship over me which was granted by the court. He also has POA over my health and finances. My son is not [...]

Question: I would like to set up a Special Needs Trust for my 63-year-old son with autism. I have also been appointed as his guardian. Question 1: Does the guardianship interfere with the [...]

Question: My wife and I want to make a living will to appoint our married couple friends as guardians of our minor children in the event that both of us pass away. We live in Arkansas and our [...]

Question: My mother-in-law is widowed. She is 80, lives alone, and has been deteriorating (poor hygiene, nutrition, etc.) She has many health problems (currently hospitalized) and appears unable [...]

Question: If I live in New Hampshire and I want to get guardianship of my grandson who lives in California, how do I ask a California courts’ permission to start a guardianship in my state? [...]

Once we reach the age of 18, which is the age of majority in all 50 states, we have complete autonomy to make our own personal and financial decisions (within the bounds of the law, of course). [...]

Question: How can you remove a person name from being a health care agent when they are a drug addicted and are suspected of having abused the person who made the appointment in her health care [...]