Setting Legal Guardianship & ensuring Inheritance: Keys to Estate Planning...
Setting legal guardianship for your children and making sure you leave enough of an inheritance to support your children are the key objectives to estate planning for young families. Life insurance and...
View ArticlePower of Attorney vs. Legal Guardianship: What’s the Difference?
While power of attorney and legal guardianship can perform similar functions in some cases, they are vastly difference in terms of who is appointed, who does the appointing and how much control the...
View ArticleGuardianship of a Minor in Ohio: How They Work, When They Apply, and What...
Appointment of a guardian for a minor is serious business. A child’s welfare and financial resources are at stake, and appointing the wrong person as guardian can be disastrous for the child’s future....
View ArticleGuardianship of Incompetent Adults: State Contests Guardianship by Nephew...
A recent case I am currently litigating for a client illustrates perfectly why everyone needs to take steps to protect their estate – even when there’s no foreseeable need to protect it. In this case,...
View ArticleCan a Guardian Make an Estate Plan for a Ward?
A guardian of a legally incapacitated adult can do a lot of things for him or her: pay and collect debts, file lawsuits on the ward’s behalf, make investments, manage real estate, and more. But can a...
View ArticleBond Requirements for Ohio Guardians: What You Need to Know
If you have a loved one who is no longer able to manage their own affairs and finances, you may be considering applying for guardianship in order to help them. You have probably looked into the...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Different Types of Dementia
As you can imagine, we see many people in our law office who have a loved one suffering from dementia. Family members and spouses often find themselves needing to make decisions to keep a patient and...
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