If a person becomes mentally incapable and has never signed a Power of Attorney for Property and/or Power of Attorney for Personal Care, it may be necessary for someone to make an application to the court to be the incapable person’s guardian of property and/or guardian of the person.
Unfortunately, guardianship applications can become acrimonious where more than one family member vie to be guardian. What is the court’s reaction when the contesting parties are able to come to an agreement and appear to have settled the differences between them? (more…)
