Subject of Guardianship Allowed to Hire Own Attorney
JULY 4, 2016 VOLUME 23 NUMBER 25 Just two weeks ago we told you about an Ohio appellate decision dealing with the authority of a close family member (in that case a sister) to participate in, and appeal from, a guardianship hearing. At about the same time another Ohio appellate court was dealing with a […]
Concerned Sister Permitted to Intervene in Guardianship Proceeding
JUNE 20, 2016 VOLUME 23 NUMBER 23 Suppose your sister is developmentally disabled, and your brother has been appointed as her guardian, to make medical, placement and other decisions. Suppose your brother has moved her to a facility you aren’t sure about, and has restricted family access to visit her. Can you do anything to […]
Ohio Probate Judge Describes Court as “Superior Guardian”
DECEMBER 27, 2011 VOLUME 18 NUMBER 44 Carl Smith is a developmentally disabled young man living in Ohio. When he reached age 18, his mother Peggy Smith applied to the local probate court for appointment as his guardian. She was appointed, and Carl continued to live with her for the next several years. In 2005 […]
Patient With Dementia May Have Authored Valid Will
NOVEMBER 7, 2011 VOLUME 18 NUMBER 38 A woman has been diagnosed as suffering from dementia of the Alzheimer’s type, and she resides in an assisted living facility. She has short-term memory loss, is frequently forgetful and has difficulty with tasks like playing cards and operating her television set. Can she sign a new will? […]
Suit Against Bank for Allowing Trust Amendments Dismissed
APRIL 17, 2006 VOLUME 13, NUMBER 42 June Miller once told the trust officer at her bank that she loved her son Warren Miller but that she didn’t like him very much. That might have been her motivation for making a number of changes to her estate plan in the last few years of her […]