by Jill Burzynski | Sep 3, 2018 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Expert Video, Guardianship, News Article
After answering the question “What is Power of Attorney” I’m often asked to prepare a Durable Power of Attorney for parents. This question inevitably leads to further conversation. The threshold question is “why are your parents not calling...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog, Guardianship, Video
“What is a guardian?” is a question I often hear when adult children have to come to terms with an aging parent who is failing cognitively. Guardianship is the legal process whereby a person who is functionally incapacitated is judicially determined unable...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Financing Long Term Care, Guardianship, Health Care Advocacy, News Article
In our practice we see many different family situations with many different family dynamics. Sometimes there is are multiple caring adult children trying to do their best for their aging parents. Sometimes we have an only child adult caregiver who might lament that...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 8, 2018 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Guardianship
Guardianship is the legal process whereby a person is determined to be incapacitated and another person is appointed to make decisions on behalf of the incapacitated person. This process should considered as a last resort….when no other methods can be used to...
by Jill Burzynski | Dec 26, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Guardianship
A good professional guardian can be a godsend in difficult family situations. A good professional guardian is a tireless advocate, is on-call twenty-four hours a day and is a master of diplomacy. Unfortunately professional guardians as a group have come under fire in...
by Jill Burzynski | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog, Guardianship
Guardianship law changed significantly in 2015. I’m going to discuss the biggest changes in this blog post, but I intend to cover all of the changes in the coming weeks in future posts. One of the most important guardianship law changes involves F.S. 744.3031...