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: 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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]