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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As well as having many responsibilities and duties as a joint guardian, your control over the child may come with limits placed on those duties. In the Order for Appointment of a Guardian, the court ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As a parent faced with a life threatening disease, you may have considered using a joint guardianship for your minor child. Once you've established that a joint guardianship is the right course of ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As soon as the parent becomes unable to care for the child the appointed guardian will then become responsible for the child's care, custody, and general well-being. The duties required of the ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
As part of any estate plan, choosing a guardian for your minor child or children is essential. At this stage for many parents, of course they assume that they are not going to die anytime soon, and ...
Continue reading "Why Terminally Ill Parents May Consider A Joint Guardianship" »
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune, has recently been found to be mentally incapable of managing her affairs by a French judge. This decision now grants control of ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
The costs of not having a Durable General Power of Attorney or Power of Attorney for Health Care included in your estate planning are immense. Without these documents in place your family will need to ...
Continue reading "What Are Some of the Costs of Court Appointed Guardianships/Conservatorships?" »
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
Over the course of this year, you may have heard about the strange case of Huguette Clark. Huguette Clark, who passed away in May 2011, was a reclusive multimillionaire that had not been seen in her ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2010 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
The legal process of Guardianships have gotten alot of press in the last couple years. There are guardianships for children which have made news, such as the "octo mom" kids. A probate guardianship is ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
The case of the "Octo-mom" continues. Petitioner, was not related to the mother Nadya Suleman or her children filed a petition seeking appointment of a guardian of the octuplets' estates. The trial ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
The California Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a single mother who petitioned to serve as personal representative of her late partner, Charles David Lewis Jr. in May of 2010. Petitioner, Diane ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
There are several different types of guardianships. However, in general, a probate guardianship is a formal court process in which the probate court appoints a guardian to have custody of a minor and ...
Continue reading "California Guardianship Standards" »
Posted on Oct 25, 2010 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
In January of 2010, the California Appellate Court considered the right of a parent to care for their children in considering an application for the appointment of a Guardianship of a person on behalf ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2010 By Renee Linares
Serving as a guardian for a minor comes with alot of responsibility. Whether you are a close family member or friend you may come face to face with this responsiblity at some point in your life. Many ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Renee Linares
A probate guardianship is a formal court process in which the probate court appoints a guardian to have custody of a minor and or their property (California Probate Code §1510). The Probate Court ...
Continue reading "How California Courts View Conservatorships" »
Posted on Oct 12, 2010 By Renee Linares
In January of 2010 the California Appellate Court ruled in favor of a parent when considering an application for appointment of a guardian who was not a parent or relative. ( Suleman v. The Superior ...
Continue reading "The Right to Parent your Child" »
Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Renee Linares
Being appointed a Guardian is a huge responsibility. There are many circumstances under which a minor child would require a guardian. This blog is limited to the circumstance where a minor child's ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2010 By Renee Linares
In January of 2010, the California Court of Appeals considered who could petition for Guardianship of a minor, apart from a family member. California Probate Code section 1510(a) identifies persons ...
Continue reading "California Defines "other person on behalf of the Minor" for Guardianship cases" »
Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Renee Linares
In January of 2010 the California Appellate Court considered the right of a parent to care for their children in considering an application for the appointment of a Guardianship . (Super. Ct. No. ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2010 By Renee Linares
In March of 2009, the California Supreme Court noted that probate guardianships have continued to provide an alternative placement for children who cannot safely remain with their parents. (12 S.Cal. ...
Continue reading "Probate Guardianships: what is in the child's best interests?" »
Posted on Jun 8, 2010 By Renee Linares
In 2009 the California Supreme Court held that a father's due process rights were not violated when his parental rights were terminated because the Court determined this was in his daughter's best ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By Renee Linares
In January of 2010 the California Appellate Court ruled in favor of a parent when considering an application for appointment of a guardian who was not a parent or relative in Suleman v. The Superior ...
Continue reading "Petition for Guardianship: Rights of the Parent" »
Posted on May 17, 2010 By Renee Linares
A probate guardianship is a formal court process in which the probate court appoints a guardian to have custody of a minor and or their property (California Probate Code §1510). A court's appointment ...
Continue reading "The Basics: Guardianship of a minor in California" »
Posted on May 12, 2010 By Renee Linares
In May of 2010 the California Court of Appeals ruled that the Superior Court abused its discretion under Probate code §8464 by appointing a public administrator to act as the decedent's personal ...
Continue reading "The California Appellate Court Reverses Order Naming Administrator of Charles “the Mask” Davis Jr.’s Estate" »
Posted on May 11, 2010 By Los Angeles Estate Planning Attorney
In California , many actors begin their careers as child actors sometimes bringing in three figure salaries a year. This brings an interesting scenario where the children instead of their parents may ...
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Posted on May 10, 2010 By Renee Linares
In 2009, The California Appellate District Court applied the current California test for standing and sufficiency for a petition for guardianship . This Case involved Petitioner Paul Petersen, the CEO ...
Continue reading "Standing and Sufficiency of a Petition for Guardianship: What Test applies in California?" »
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