Practice Area
Guardianship
Court-supervised guardianship for adults who can no longer make their own decisions — when documents like a power of attorney are not in place or are no longer enough.
Why It Matters
Guardianship is a legal proceeding in Florida circuit court. The court determines that an adult — the alleged incapacitated person, or AIP — cannot manage their finances or their own care, and it appoints someone (often a family member) as guardian with court-supervised authority to step in.
It is a last resort, not a first step. Whenever a valid durable power of attorney and healthcare surrogate designation exist, those documents almost always do the job without court involvement. Guardianship is what we file when those documents do not exist, are being disputed, or no longer cover what is needed.
We handle both standard guardianship cases and emergency temporary guardianships when there is immediate danger and a permanent guardian cannot be appointed in time.
You may need this if you:
- A parent or relative is showing signs of incapacity and has no POA on file
- An existing POA is being misused, ignored by financial institutions, or contested
- There is an immediate financial or medical crisis and no one has authority
- A loved one was recently hospitalized and cannot manage discharge decisions
- You are a parent of a child with disabilities turning 18
- You suspect financial exploitation and need court oversight to stop it
Our Services
What We Handle
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