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Disturbing Issues About Adult Guardianship. The Britney Spears conservatorship raises a number of interesting issues (that are somewhat complex and disturbing) of how an adult could be subject to guardianship. The obvious issue is how the state can take away your rights to make health care and financial decisions, when, from the outside, you appear…
I Care a Lot is a recently released Netflix film that follows the fictional account of a nursing home administrator who systematically exploits the elderly for financial gain. There are dramatic scenes of Marla Grayson (the nursing home administrator) with her wall of mugshots of her elderly residents. It shows a dramatic insensitivity that the…
The key issue with financial powers of attorney in Maryland is that if the power is not granted in the power of attorney, then it has not been granted. For example, if the power of attorney is silent regarding life insurance transactions, then you will have no right to use that power of attorney for life insurance transactions.
Suppose you have a loved one who has passed, and all of a sudden there is a brand-new last will and testament that either greatly reduces your share or leaves you out completely. What do you do?
When you consider contesting a last will and testament, you might also have to consider contesting changes to certain additional assets—for example, an account that has had a change in beneficiary designation or a change to joint account status. A Common Scenario for Contesting a Last Will and Testament and Beneficiary Change Let’s go back…
Having a properly executed advance directive is absolutely critical in nursing home negligence cases. An advance directive is a legal document that allows you to explain your decisions about medical care.
Nursing Home Neglect At some nursing homes and assisted living facilities, the staff and aides are underpaid, untrained, and overworked. In these situations, there is usually a high turnover rate. Therefore, mistakes might often be repeated and not corrected. The mistakes only come to light when disaster strikes, and a family member is willing to…
When your family member is in a nursing home, it’s important to protect their assets, especially these two: house and life insurance.
It’s scary how expensive nursing homes can be. And it’s even scarier when you have more than one elderly family member to consider.
One of the first steps in the Maryland adult guardianship process is filing a petition with a circuit court. If you’re preparing to file a petition for guardianship, you might have some questions. Am I eligible to petition for guardianship? According to the law, you must be an interested person to petition for guardianship. An interested…