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The Conflicting Roles of a Guardian

Posted by Adrian P. Thomas on January 21st, 2009   |   No Comments »

Guardianships are an area of my practice that requires a lot of finesse when counseling clients who are serving conflicting roles when trying to make decisions in the name of the ward.

What is a guardian?

Typically, a guardian is a person (or sometimes an entity, such as a financial institution), who is appointed by the court to handle another person’s real and personal property and/or to take care of the person (referred to as “the ward.”) Read the rest of this entry

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