When Does Someone Need a Guardian or Conservator In California?
Seeking a guardianship for a loved one is a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Here’s how the process works.
What are Conservatorships and Is Britney Spears’ Typical?
While Britney Spears says her own conservatorship is abusive, the legal device has long been criticized for facilitating elder abuse and undercutting disability rights.
Aging Parents and Blended Families Create Estate Planning Challenges
We have seen some step siblings able to all get along fine but they seem to be the exception. More likely, one sibling feels divided loyalty to the birth parent, not the step-parent.
Will My Power of Attorney Be Good Enough?
Not every power of attorney will be sufficient to manage your affairs, if you become incapacitated.
Can a Person with Alzheimer’s Sign Legal Documents?
Due to the debilitating nature of Alzheimer’s and related forms of dementia on your loved one’s ability to make sound financial decisions, the sooner you can get financial matters in order the better.
What Is a Guardianship?
My Dad has been deemed unable to make his own decisions, and he does not have a Power of Attorney. The hospital said we need to apply for guardianship. What is that?
Estate Planning for a Second Marriage and Blended Family
Second (or third or fourth) marriages often require careful balancing between the needs of the surviving spouse and the needs of the children from a previous marriage.
Does Sense of Smell Impact the Onset of Dementia?
Seniors who can identify smells like roses, turpentine, paint-thinner and lemons, and have retained their senses of hearing, vision and touch, may have half the risk of developing dementia as their peers with marked sensory decline.
What I Need to Know about Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
There are few challenges more emotional and difficult than caring for an aging loved one who has dementia. In addition to the normal challenges of aging, elders who suffer from dementia can experience dramatic temperament changes and require more attentive care. As the condition progresses, wandering becomes a risk and around-the-clock care may be needed.
What Do We Know about Early-Onset Dementia?
Some health care facilities in our area say they are seeing more cases of early-onset dementia than ever before.
