Florida guardians for Family? Can you trust Palm Beach Guardians? (How to make sure family members are in good hands…)

In the unfortunate instances when Florida elders become mentally ill and incapacitated, they often need legal guardians.

• Florida Guardianship Law grants guardians a lot of power to act for the persons whom they are there to protect (called a “ward”).
• West Palm Beach guardianship attorneys know that, because of this vast amount of power, it is best if the guardian is someone with the ward’s best interests at heart.
• Often this can mean appointing a family member or close family friend as a guardian.
• However, due to many different factors, this is not always possible.
• In this instance, a court may appoint what is known as a “professional guardian“, sometimes called a “court-appointed guardian.”

How can you trust the Palm Beach Guardian?

• Sadly, West Palm Beach Probate and Guardianship attorneys understand that sometimes people in a position of trust violate that trust.  No one wants Florida guardians taking advantage of and exploiting their “wards.”
• The most recent case we’ve seen of this behavior in Guardianship was inColumbus, Ohio.
• In this case, a court-appointed professional guardian has been accused, by at least two families, of stealing from and exploiting the elderly person he was appointed to protect.
• The wards in this case were people with dementia, the elderly, and thementally ill.
• You can read the story here:http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/12/28/wards-of-indicted-guardian-are-missing-items-relatives-say.html

Florida Probate & Guardianship Laws to Protect Family Members

• Fortunately the victims in this case had family members who were able tostop the alleged crimes.
• Sometimes it is impossible to be the guardian of your mom, dad, or loved one, but it is important to make sure that they are in good hands.

Find out more on Guardianship in Florida.  Seehttp://www.pankauskilawfirm.com/ for videos and information onGuardianship Law, Court-Appointed Guardians, and Power of Attorney.