Guardianships

Guardianships and Voting in New Jersey

Guardianships and Voting in New Jersey When a guardianship is granted over a person due to incapacity, there is an adjudication by a court that the person is unable to manage their own affairs due to dementia, mental illness or some other cause. The question

Guardianships and Voting in New Jersey2020-02-24T15:50:28-04:00

Dementia and Signing Legal Documents

Dementia creates serious problems, no doubt. Among them is the compelling issue of who will make decisions for a person suffering from dementia, and who has the right to appoint such a decision-maker?  What are the spouse’s rights? How about the children, individually? More importantly,

Dementia and Signing Legal Documents2021-12-07T06:26:21-04:00

Guardianship Abuse

Guardianship abuse reports have been in the news repeatedly, https://www.nextavenue.org/guardianship-u-s-protection-exploitation.  Reports of the guardianship system being used to steal and exploit those unable to help themselves are on the rise. Criticism of “the System”, how one becomes a guardian, and the lack of oversight of

Guardianship Abuse2021-12-07T06:23:23-04:00

What is Guardianship?

Guardianship is a legal decision made by a court. The decision made is that a particular person has become incapacitated. He or she can no longer make decisions about him or herself. The Court also appoints a “guardian” to make decisions for the person it

What is Guardianship?2021-12-03T05:30:11-04:00

Get Advice from an Experienced Elder Law Attorney

Elder law has become an increasingly important practice area because more people are living longer. The practice of elder law involves the following: Estate planning Disability planning Arranging for care, Social Security, and retirement benefits Long-term care insurance Long-term care planning Medicaid Healthcare directives Nursing

Get Advice from an Experienced Elder Law Attorney2020-04-14T16:26:45-04:00

Nursing Home Residents’ Rights in New Jersey

By: Robert J. Shanahan, Jr., Esq. Nursing home residents' rights--they do have them. People do not lose their rights merely because their place of residence has changed to a nursing home. New Jersey law sets a list of rights for nursing home residents. The nursing

Nursing Home Residents’ Rights in New Jersey2020-04-20T16:08:24-04:00

New Jersey Guardianships

Increasingly, we Baby-Boomers are being called to care for a parent, or another, who has dementia. At the more advanced stages of this disease, the individual will lose capacity to make decisions about their finances, health care, living arrangements and the like. Unless the person

New Jersey Guardianships2020-04-20T15:24:36-04:00

Tools for Caregivers

Caregivers of elderly parents often experience a parent who routinely makes donations to every charity or cause sending a mailing or who solicits on the phone. It becomes a big problem when an elderly parent gives away thousands of dollars when they are themselves in

Tools for Caregivers2020-04-21T14:04:46-04:00

Volunteer Guardianship Community Education Program

VOLUNTEER GUARDIANSHIP COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM All programs are FREE of charge. The series will be held in the Auditorium on the first floor at Hunterdon Medical Center located at 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, New Jersey. A light dinner (boxed meal) will be served. Please RSVP

Volunteer Guardianship Community Education Program2020-01-07T14:36:55-04:00

Collaborative Mediation and Family Disputes

By: Robert J. Shanahan, Jr. Esq. During this month, I have joined a team of presenters in teaching a four-session course on Collaborative Law, sponsored by the Hunterdon County Bar Association. The course presents basic training for lawyers and other professionals who wish to practice

Collaborative Mediation and Family Disputes2022-08-31T12:48:27-04:00

Understanding Guardianships

Helping Those Who Cannot Help Themselves The court may appoint a guardian when an adult becomes incapable of making responsible decisions due to a mental disability and has no Power of Attorney naming someone to act on his or her behalf. The guardian acts as

Understanding Guardianships2021-12-07T05:46:54-04:00

Who Can be a Guardian?

When a loved-one is no longer able to make decisions about their finances, housing or medical treatment, and the doctors are telling you that this person has lost capacity, a guardian needs to be appointed by a court. Someone needs to step forward to make

Who Can be a Guardian?2020-04-21T14:56:20-04:00

It’s Too Late to Sign a Power of Attorney

The Scenario Often, I receive telephone calls from a family member asking me to prepare a Power of Attorney for a parent.  It is needed fast, I am told, because the parent needs nursing home care.  My conversation quickly reveals that the parent is suffering

It’s Too Late to Sign a Power of Attorney2021-12-07T06:18:52-04:00

What a Guardian Must Do When the Ward Dies

BY ROBERT J. SHANAHAN, JR. ESQ. Generally, a court order creating a guardianship for an incapacitated person terminates upon the death of the ward.  The guardian is relieved of his or her responsibilities as guardian and may not take any further action with regard to

What a Guardian Must Do When the Ward Dies2021-12-03T05:23:11-04:00

New Jersey Judiciary Launches Volunteer Guardianship Monitoring Program

New Jersey Chief Justice, Stuart Rabner, announced a statewide program to monitor court appointed guardians and their care of the state’s most vulnerable citizens, the elderly and disabled who rely on legal guardians to manage their financial and health-related decisions. The plan calls for volunteers

New Jersey Judiciary Launches Volunteer Guardianship Monitoring Program2020-04-20T15:30:12-04:00

Bob Shanahan voted Vice President of Volunteer Guardianship, One on One, Inc.

The Board of Directors of Volunteer Guardianship, One on One, Inc. has elected Bob Shanahan as its Vice President. Volunteer Guardianship. One on One, Inc. is an organization which trains and supports volunteers to become guardians for those who cannot act for themselves and have no

Bob Shanahan voted Vice President of Volunteer Guardianship, One on One, Inc.2020-01-07T14:52:00-04:00

When Caring for Mom and Dad

Being an Elder Care attorney for over fifteen years, I have seen so many people in anguish over caring for their aging parents. Many times, I have heard men and women say, "The pressure is killing me." Most of the time, it is the women

When Caring for Mom and Dad2020-04-21T14:53:12-04:00
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