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 What Can Be Done When Senior with Declining Capacity Refuses Help?
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By Harry Margolis
In Guardianship and Conservatorship
Posted January 14, 2022

What Can Be Done When Senior with Declining Capacity Refuses Help?

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 [...]

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 How Can I Get Guardianship Over Grandson in One State and Move Him to Another?
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By Harry Margolis
In Guardianship and Conservatorship, Non-Traditional Families
Posted February 23, 2021

How Can I Get Guardianship Over Grandson in One State and Move Him to Another?

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? [...]

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 What are Guardianship and Conservatorship?
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By Harry Margolis
In Guardianship and Conservatorship
Posted January 24, 2021

What are Guardianship and Conservatorship?

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). [...]

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 Can Guardian Appoint Himself Under Durable Power of Attorney for Ward?
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney, Real Estate
Posted May 12, 2020

Can Guardian Appoint Himself Under Durable Power of Attorney for Ward?

Question: Can a legal guardian of an elderly parent still appoint himself as a durable power of attorney to sell a property without a court’s permission? Then withdraw the guardianship [...]

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 Dealing with Conflicts of Interest Between 1 Healthy and 1 Demented Spouse
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney
Posted May 10, 2019

Dealing with Conflicts of Interest Between 1 Healthy and 1 Demented Spouse

Question: In your blog post “How the Community Spouse Can Keep More Assets?” you outline an example wherein husband John’s Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point that his wife, Joyce, [...]

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 Can a Guardian, Conservator, or Agent Live Out of State?
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney, Revocable Trusts, Special Needs Planning
Posted June 29, 2018

Can a Guardian, Conservator, or Agent Live Out of State?

Question: Can a guardian or conservator live in a different state from the protected person? What about an agent under a durable power of attorney or health care proxy or the trustee of a special [...]

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 Will Guardianship Enable Moving Senior to Assisted Living?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted May 25, 2018

Will Guardianship Enable Moving Senior to Assisted Living?

Question: My mother is wheelchair bound, has some dementia and is on oxygen. My father just passed away and was her caregiver. We want to move her to an assisted living facility but she refuses. [...]

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 Should I Get Guardianship for Son with Multiple Diagnoses When He Turns 18?
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By Harry Margolis
In Special Needs Planning
Posted January 5, 2018

Should I Get Guardianship for Son with Multiple Diagnoses When He Turns 18?

Question: I have an adopted son, Nick, who is 17 years old and attends a specialized high school. He is very immature and tests in the low normal for intelligence, short-term and long-term [...]

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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning, Special Needs Planning
Posted December 29, 2017

Can a Guardian Live Out-of-State?

Question: Can a guardian live in a different state from the protected person? Response: Yes. I’m not aware of any state that requires that the guardian live in the same state as the [...]

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 Should You Seek Guardianship Over Your Child with Special Needs When She Turns 18?
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By Harry Margolis
In Special Needs Planning
Posted August 25, 2017

Should You Seek Guardianship Over Your Child with Special Needs When She Turns 18?

When children with special needs reach age 18, their parents are no longer their legal guardians and conservators. They may find that all of the sudden doctors and other health care professionals [...]

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