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Attorneys Fees in Florida Guardianship Matters

Uncategorized Feb 26, 2019
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Pursuant to Palm Beach guardianship law, who is an interested person? Can I participate in a Florida guardianship proceeding for my spouse, mom, dad, or aunt? Can I participate in a guardianship proceeding of just anyone? Who has the ability to go into a probate court in West Palm Beach and have a say in someone’s guardianship proceeding? If I am an interested person in a guardianship proceeding in Florida, who will pay attorneys fees? Will the ward have to pay all of the attorneys fees for everyone involved in a guardianship matter? What is a ward?

One of the hot topics for Florida attorneys and judges right now is attorneys fees. Do you have a guardianship proceeding for your mom, dad, or close family member in the state of Florida? If you do, you shouldn’t assume that the court will permit all of the attorneys fees to be paid from the ward’s assets. That doesn’t always happen. The ward is the person who is deemed incapacitated and in need of a guardian. Be careful because guardianship litigation is often very emotional and hotly contested. Therefore, if you don’t watch out, it can get very expensive. You should speak to an experienced guardianship litigator about what attorneys fees may cost in a guardianship matter and what your probability is for having those attorneys fees recovered from someone else.