Guardianship and Conservatorship
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.
Fairfax / Northern Virginia
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 102
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-828-5299
Fax: 888-618-8954
E-mail: myao@yaolawfirm.com
Yao Law Firm, P.C. represents clients throughout Virginia (Albemarle, Alexandria, Alleghany, Arlington, Augusta, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Fredericksburg, Goochland, Greene, Henrico, Highland, Lexington, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Rockbridge, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Staunton, Waynesboro). Our practice is focused mainly on juvenile and family law, immigration law, and elder law.