Elder Law

Questions Asked in a Typical Guardianship Case

(Last updated 8/8/2023) The central and initial issue in every guardianship and conservatorship case is whether the proposed ward has…

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Georgia Statutory Advance Directive for Health Care Form

Information regarding health care advance directives is here. The Georgia statutory advance directive for health care is below:

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Georgia Statutory Power of Attorney Form

Our page discussing powers or attorney, what they are, (what they are not), and how they are used is here.…

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Psychiatric Advance Directives

As Psychiatric Advance Directive allows an individual to designate who would make mental health decisions for the patient in the…

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Georgia’s Medicaid Lien Attaches to Entire Recovery

In Richards v. Georgia Department of Community Health, 278 Ga. 757 (2004), a class of plaintiffs sued DCH contending that…

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Georgia Guardianship Code Grants a Guardian Authority to Enter Into a Binding Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreement

In CL SNF, LLC v. Fountain (Ga. Supreme Court September 21, 2021), the Georgia Supreme Court reversed CL SNF, LLC…

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News Round-up – October 5, 2021

News Sources: Covid-induced life changes leave millions of Americans worried about money IRS Continues Focus on Cryptoassets Georgia Attorney General…

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Robert C. Port, Super Lawyer – Selecting An Investment Advisor

Robert C. Port is a business litigation attorney practicing with Gaslowitz Frankel, LLC. He is author of Georgia Business Litigation…

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Medicaid: Deeming Terminates After Eligibility is Established

Deeming Terminates After Eligibility Is Established. Four years later, the Duprees were back in Court. At the annual review on…

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Medicaid: Homeplace Exemption

Which Home is the Homeplace? Pernie Dupree entered a nursing home on September 11, 2009. Prior to her admission, she had…

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