Guardianship and Conservatorship
Who Needs a Guardian or Conservator?

    "Incapacitated person" means an adult who has been found by a court to be incapable of receiving and evaluating information effectively or responding to people, events, or environments to such an extent that the individual lacks the capacity to:
        (i) meet the essential requirements for his health, care, safety, or therapeutic needs without the assistance or protection of a guardian or
        (ii) manage property or financial affairs or provide for his support or for the support of his legal dependents without the assistance or protection of a conservator.



"My child is almost 18 years old and needs a guardian"

    Where the petition is brought by a parent or guardian of a respondent who is under the age of 18, or by any other person and there is no living parent or guardian of a respondent who is under the age of 18, the petition may be filed no earlier than six months prior to the respondent's eighteenth birthday.




    I routinely handle cases involving the appointment of a guardian or conservator.  I have served in every capacity, which includes as Petitioner's attorney, guardian ad litem for the Respondent, and counsel for the Respondent.  Contact me today so that I can help you get your loved one the help he or she needs.