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Hire a family lawyer. This is a court proceeding.
No. At 17, the child is still a minor.
While guardianship can only be awarded by a court, both parents can sign a Temporary Power of Attorney... Read Answer
There are two types of powers of attorney: one for health and one for financces. Similarly, as you have discovered, there are two types... Read Answer
The cost of obtaining a guardianship can be recovered from the estate of the protected person, which may in this instance mean selling the house or... Read Answer
You shoudl call a lawyer specializing in Veteran's Benefits. Call the Atlanta Bar Association Refferral Service and ask for a referral.
While your mother may grant a power of attorney, if her stroke has rendered her unable to manage her finances, a guardianship of the estate... Read Answer
Your will have to appear in person but these days "in person" is often by Zoom.
For you to have "temporary guardianship" via a special power of attorney, both parents must grant it. It is revocable at will by either.
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From your description it is not clear who might need a guardian.
Hire a guardianship attorney who practices in the county in which your daughter lives and apply to the court for appointment.
No. Being "next of kin" gives you no special standing.
In applying for guardianship, you must be repreesnted by an Approved Guardianship Attorney. Your county probate court should have and the... Read Answer
The conservator must file a final accounting with the court. You can see all the information you seek when that is filed.
Your family would have aright to know where you are. Theother family could be sued fo harboring a minor. I would try going to a social service agency.
A trial court's judgement can only be appealed if there was reversible legal error.
However, you can, after some time has passed, write to the court... Read Answer
Anyone applyijng for guardianship must be represented by an Approved Guardianship Attorney. The attorney will send a request for a Waiver of... Read Answer
In most states both parents can sign a Temporary Power of Attorney for Our Minor Child(ren) before a notary, giving another adult, typically a family... Read Answer
A guardianship can only be awarded by a court.
However, in most states both parents (not just one) can sign a notarized Temporary Power of Attorney... Read Answer
Can and will are too different things, both dependent on specific circumstances.
Please ask a local probate lawyer to help your friend appoint you as his agent under a Medical Power of Attorney.
If you are co-guardians of your grandmother's person (as opposed to her estate), you have a fight on your hands. You may need to ask a court to... Read Answer
The attorney will file the Motion and proposed Order closing the conservatorship. The attorney will present the sworn final accounting. If... Read Answer
If your youngest son is a minor, both parents can sign a Temporary Power of Attorney giving custody, authority to enroll in school and seek medical... Read Answer
Neither will in itself enable you to carry your grandson on your health insurance.
Whether he needs a guardian or can grant a medical and a durable... Read Answer
Whether a parent can be paid for providing services to a disabled child varies with the Medicaid and Medicaid-waiver services which the disabled... Read Answer