by Arthur Geffen | Jan 27, 2015 | Debt Collection, Guardianship
Lillian Palermo tried to prepare for the worst possibilities of aging. An insurance executive with a Ph.D. in psychology and a love of ballroom dancing, she arranged for her power of attorney and health care proxy to go to her husband, Dino, eight years her...
by Arthur Geffen | Nov 4, 2011 | Guardianship
Is Guardianship such a great idea? Under a court-ordered guardianship, 86-year-old widow Helen Hale was plucked from the house she and her husband had built on wooded acreage in Cypress for their retirement and relocated to an unlicensed group home run by a caregiver...
by Arthur Geffen | Mar 1, 2011 | Guardianship, Probate, Trusts
$250,000 to protect you from yourself and you have to pay! Keenan, a 46-year-old man who awoke from a coma 10 years ago and regained the use of his body and brain, contended Colorado State Bank and Trust had an inherent conflict of interest when it used his money in a...
by Arthur Geffen | Aug 9, 2010 | Estate Planning Solutions, Guardianship
Two diabetic strokes changed Jerry from an active older adult into someone whose blindness and lack of mobility threatened his independence and ability to live in his own home. Planning ahead can ease the process of guardianship – Fort Worth Business...
