Attorney’s Position on Ending Guardianship Case Approved
MARCH 8, 2010 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 8 {Ed. Note: this week’s Elder Law Issues was written for us by our friend, and nationally-known elder law authority, Prof. Rebecca C. Morgan. Prof. Morgan holds the Boston Asset Management Chair in Elder Law at the Stetson University College of Law, and she is the Director of Stetson’s Center for Excellence […]
Appellate Court Ruling May Allow Feeding Tube Removal
MARCH 6, 2000 VOLUME 7, NUMBER 36 Just over eighteen months ago Elder Law Issues reported on the tragic story of Robert Wendland (“Lack of Advance Directives Contributes to Family Tragedy,” August 10, 1998). Last week the California Court of Appeals added a new chapter to the Wendland story, and may have completely changed the […]
Surviving Parent Not Entitled To Custody Of Disabled Child
MARCH 15, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 37 Parents of minor children are usually entitled to have custody of those children. In a divorce proceeding the court will decide which parent should retain custody of the child, or whether custody should be shared. Of course, those proceedings are often hotly contested and may result in bitterness […]
Special Needs Trust Created Too Late; Funds Go To State
JANUARY 11, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 28 Virgil Lamont Hamilton, a California child, was injured in a tragic swimming pool accident in 1982. Hamilton suffered severe brain damage, and will require total care and extensive medical treatment for the rest of his life. Since the accident, Hamilton has lived in a California state institution, Agnews […]