What do I need to know about attorneys fees in Florida guardianship cases? (August 27, 2014 Florida guardianship case)

Ask any probate litigator Palm Beach and they will probably tell you that, for good or bad, guaridanship lawsuits Florida are exploding.  Adult children now face off against each other, against their mom or dad’s most recent spouse, in a battle to control someone’s personal rights and freedoms or Florida property.   There is a recent, August 27, 2014 Florida appeals case on attorneys fees inFlorida guardianships that you may want to read if you are involved in guardianship litigation Palm Beach.

Guardianship Lawsuits:  what do I need to know about guardianships for my mom or dad in Palm Beach?

• Many probate lawyers Boca Raton plan suggest that you plan your estate with an eye on not being able to manage your affairs as you age
• Do you have a Florida power of attorney?
• Do not resusitate order?
• Florida living will?
• Who will manage your property and pay your bills if you can’t?
• Revocable living trust?  Most estate planning lawyers West Palm Beach will suggest that you name a successor trustee to manage your property when you can’t: like not only when you die, but during your life, if you become incapacitated, such as if you developDementia or Alzheimers.
• Your estate plan Florida can now, perhaps SHOULD not include documents which you either avoid a Florida, public guardianship, or let you, now, select who you want your guardian to be
• Do you know how to avoid a Florida guardianship ? Do you know about so called lesser restrictive alternatives?
• Did you know that a Florida guardianship for your mom or dad is a public matter which requires oversight by the Probate Court in Delray Beach or Palm Beach Gardens or West Palm Beach?   More fees and costs?  Yes.

What do I need to know about attorneys fees in Florida guardianships?

• Attorneys fees may, or may not, be paid for service to the person who needs a guardianship in Florida.
• A recent Florida guardianship case tells you many things you may want to know about attorneys fees in Florida guardianships.
• The case is In Re: Guardianship of Michael Ross Jaffe; you can read it online at Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal website under “opinions”; 39 Fla. Law Weekly D 1822, Case No. 3D13-2052
• This is a Miami guardianship case where the Miami appeals court upheld or affirmedProbate Judge Muir in the Miami guardianship action in Miami-Dade Probate Court
• Whether attorneys fees for a guardianship is proper first must evalutate whether one is ENTITLED to attorneys fees and then what attorneys fees are reasonable.
• Attorneys fees cases in Florida Probate are mini trials or evidentiary hearings that your probgate litigator Florida can assist with