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Your conservatorship role is ending. The court requires you to participate in a formal completion process. A final accounting confirms that the conservator fulfilled their legal responsibilities. In Minnesota, this process is closely scrutinized. Eve… Read More

When people think of guardianships and conservatorships, diseases that impact cognitive ability may come to mind. While dementia and Alzheimer’s are two conditions that may necessitate implementing these legal arrangements, certain serious inju… Read More

Disputes are often inherent when it comes to guardianships and conservatorships. They can arise over disagreements about incapacity, who should serve in the role, or whether the appointed individual is acting in the best interests of the incapacitate… Read More

Guardianship matters are taken very seriously by courts in Minnesota. Since they significantly restrict the civil liberties of the person subject to the guardianship, any interested person can contest the need for the guardianship. In addition, famil… Read More

Guardianships and conservatorships can be crucial to ensure an incapacitated person’s welfare and financial interests are protected. While it can take a few months from the time the initial petition is filed until a guardian or conservator is appoi… Read More

If you lose the ability to make medical and healthcare decisions for yourself due to illness or injury that leads to incapacity, you might assume that your loved ones will know what to do. But without providing them with instructions, your family mem… Read More

In hospital and nursing home settings, discharge planning often presents significant challenges when a patient lacks the capacity to make decisions and has no healthcare directive or available surrogate. In these cases, a court-appointed guardian can… Read More

Due to a variety of factors, including cognitive decline and isolation, elderly adults are particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation and abuse. These wrongful acts involve taking advantage of someone else’s financial resources without their… Read More