Guardianship Misconduct May Halt Payment of Fees to Guardians.

Do you have a Delray Beach relative who is currently held in guardianship   in South Florida? Have you filed a verified complaint alleging misconduct? You may be able to halt a payment of fees that would be taken from the guardianship estate. Check out what happened in the Indiana Appeals case In re Guardianship of N.R. decided May 8, 2015.

Florida Guardianship Conduct

• Florida guardians are supposed to look out for the best interest of their wards.
• But what happens when misconduct occurs?
• Not all conduct may amount to a criminal violation, although that may all soon change with the recent changes proposed by the Florida legislature.
• One other possible remedy is you may halt their collection of fees.
• Normally a guardian may collect a reasonable fee for their services from the assets of the guardianship estate.
• If a court feels that misconduct is present, it may halt that collection.
• Are you concerned about West Palm Beach guardianship misconduct?
• Are you supervising the guardianship and making sure the assets are managed properly?

In re Guardianship of N.R.

• The Court of Appeals in Indiana hears appeals on all types of cases in and throughout Indiana.
• The Court recently dealt with the case of In re Guardianship of N.R. , filing its opinion on the case May 8, 2015.
• Two former temporary guardians petitioned the court for rehearing in a prior opinion regarding whether it was reasonable to award fees and costs from the guardianship estate on behalf of the former guardians.
• The Court ultimately held that the abuse and improper conduct of the guardians estopped them from being able to claim an entitlement to fees.
• Palm Beach probate litigators know that guardianship abuse is an unfortunate by product of an overly burdened system.
• Often times guardianship abuse involves mishandling of funds as is, and prevention of further transfers may save valuable assets for the Palm Beach guardianship estate.

Want to learn more? Check out the whole case by clicking here.