Guardianship Legal Questions and Answers
What if I am appointed consevator but can not fullfill the duties?
How do we reverse an incorrect adult petition? I filled an adult petetion without the facts. I asked for a consevator on the petition by misake. The ward already had her finances handled by family members, including her husband. The court assigned my aunt a consevator, when the family had POA, that was not brought up in court. This consevator is a mess. My aunt cannot affo...
05/04/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: Georgia | #16531What type of guardianship is needed for my 16 year old while I am out of the country?
My husband and I will be out of the country for 6 weeks leaving our 16-yr-old daughter in the care of her 18-yr-old sister. What kind of guardianship papers should we put in place for occasions requiring parental signatures, such as school permissions, drivers permit, doctor visits, etc.? A friend of the family is willing to do this.
04/29/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: ALL | #16437Can I sign Gauardianship of my 19 year old to my parents for medical/school purposes?
My daughter is 18, almost 19. My question is can I give up guardianship to my parents who live in Illinois. We are hoping she will get in-state tuition there. Also we are looking at her losing our tricare health benefits soon. She has type one diabetes. Our income is too much to qualify her for medicaid but if she is claimed by my family and they have guardianship will she be...
04/29/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: ALL | #16436How do I get guardianship over my elderly mother for purpose of applying for medicaid?
My mother has been diagnosed with dementia and has been placed in assisted living home. Medicare will pay for the first 21 days but we need guardianship to apply for medicaid. There is one week left to accomplish this action but I am being told that I need $2,000 to do this, but I do not have those funds. I am her son age 55 and disabled, Do I have any options?
04/28/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: ALL | #16284How to give legal guardianshp to a relative
I would like to know how to give legal guardianship of my daughter to her aunt?
04/27/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: ALL | #16158Can an ex-girlfriend get guardianship/custody of my child?
Can an ex-girlfriend get guardianship/custody of my child?
04/27/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: ALL | #16150What are my legal rights to my granchildren while my son is incarcerated?
My son is in jail.We hope he is getting out of jail soon. His kids went with other grandmother I lived in another state, and my son wanted me to take them home to the other state. I was told it would be difficult since I lived in another state. I moved to this state where the kids are. School is out and they want to come live with me. The other grandmother is physically and men...
04/27/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: ALL | #16146How would my wife get a legally binding Power of Attorney for her daughter who is ill?
My wife wants to have power of attorney to make medical and legal decisions for her daughter who is mentally challenged and has the mental capacity of about a twelve year old child. The daughter, my step-daughter, is living in a group home, but has serious physical illnesses such as fluid buildup on the brain. The daughter presently is in the hospital. The question I have is a...
03/17/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: Maryland | #15668What rights does the mother of my grandson have to his school records if we have guardianship?
We have had limited guardianship of our grandson since 2000. What legal rights, if any, does his mother have as far as school or medical records. His mother is contacting the school demanding school grades/records. She lives out of state. What kind of rights does she have?
03/11/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: Michigan | #15556Getting a Power of Attorney of someone who is unresponsive due to medical conditon
My dad lives in New York and I live in Florida. He is in the hospital and very sick with cancer. He is on life support equipment and unresponsive. However, according to the hospital he has already named me as the person who will make medical decisions for him. How can I get a Power of Attorney or guardianship over him when he can't sign anything and I am in a different state? I...
03/11/2009 | Category: Guardianship | State: New York | #15547