Has your elderly loved one started to decline mentally? Are they missing medical appointments or forgetting to take their medication? Has someone close to them been stealing from them? Have they been scammed by a third party? If the answer to any of the aforementioned questions is yes, then you may want to consider filing a petition for a conservatorship over your loved one with help from an experienced Los Angeles conservatorship attorney.
A conservatorship is a type of court proceeding in which a responsible adult is asking the court for the authority to manage the personal and/or financial affairs of a vulnerable adult who is incapable of doing so on their own. Often, the proposed conservatee is an elder with declining mental competency due to old age or a form of dementia or an adult with a developmental disability, such as autism or Down syndrome. Conservatorships can serve to protect such adults against both personal and financial harm.
Conservatorships can vary in type and duration. In a general conservatorship, a conservator may be appointed to take control of the conservatee’s finances—known as a conservatorship of the estate—or may be appointed to take control of the conservatee’s health and personal decisions—known as a conservatorship of the person, or both. In contrast, a limited conservatorship is generally reserved for developmentally disabled adults who can for the most part live independently, but they may need assistance with important health care or life decisions.
Conservatorships can also be either temporary or permanent. A temporary conservatorship can be granted on an emergency basis for a specified, temporary period of time, and can be a godsend in life-threatening situations, such as if a person is in a coma and their physician needs consent to perform an urgent medical procedure on them. A permanent conservatorship, conversely, is generally permanent in nature and can help protect vulnerable adults who are not expected to regain capacity.
For help establishing or contesting any of the aforementioned types of conservatorships, you can turn to a conservatorship lawyer. Los Angeles probate courts can be difficult to navigate, but with a conservatorship lawyer in your corner, you can leave the heavy lifting up to them and focus on caring for your loved one.
Whether you are seeking to establish a conservatorship, defend a conservatorship, contest a conservatorship, terminate a conservatorship or need help navigating your duties in a conservatorship, a Los Angeles conservatorship attorney can serve as a go-to resource. To ensure your elderly or disabled loved one gets the care and protection they need as soon as possible, you need a skilled and efficient conservatorship attorney. Los Angeles residents can feel confident that if they hire Keystone, they will get just that.
Maybe an elder family member has been acting erratically or irrationally as of late, but you are not sure whether their behavior justifies establishing a conservatorship. Maybe you are a conservatee who believes you have been wrongfully placed under a conservatorship you do not need (e.g., Britney Spears’ conservatorship). Maybe you are a family member of the conservatee who has noticed signs of conservatorship abuse, and are concerned the conservatee is being abused by their conservator. Or, maybe you are a first-time conservator who needs help navigating the obligations of your role. Whatever form your conservatorship matter takes, one of Keystone’s Los Angeles conservatorship attorneys will be able to help.
Keystone’s Los Angeles conservatorship attorney services include:
California courts are rigid when it comes to approving conservatorships, since conservatorships basically reduce an adult’s rights to those of a child. While conservatorships can be crucial in both preserving vulnerable adults’ lives and assets, the court will always default to preserving an adult’s freedom if it seems they are not a risk to themselves or others. Because the laws relating to conservatorships are so complex, they are very difficult to establish without help from a Los Angeles conservatorship attorney who has an intimate knowledge of the state’s conservatorship laws.
Keystone’s probate attorneys’ services include:
Keystone Law Group has a long track record of working quickly and efficiently to get vulnerable adults the protection they need through a conservatorship. Keystone’s Los Angeles conservatorship attorneys also have experience favorably resolving complex contested conservatorship matters for their clients.
Regardless of whether you are seeking to establish a conservatorship over an elderly loved one, seeking counseling about your role as conservator or seeking to contest a conservatorship, Keystone’s attorneys can provide expert representation. Don’t wait to get the vulnerable adult in your life the help they need. Call us today to schedule your free consultation with a Los Angeles conservatorship attorney.
