GUARDIANSHIP BASICS
Michael T. Roth • November 1, 2016
What happens when you or a loved one can no longer make financial and healthcare decisions on their own behalf and they don’t have a Power of Attorney for Property and/or Healthcare? A judge can choose an individual to make these critical decisions on behalf of an adult with a disability. In this podcast, attorney Michael Roth discusses the different types of guardianship, and the players and process involved.
- guardianship
- Illinois
- plenary
- estate
- person
- guardian ad litem
- alleged disabled adult
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