Elder Law

Guidance for Trustees of Special Needs Trusts

The Special Needs Alliance (SNA) is a national organization comprised of attorneys committed to the practice of disability and public…

4 years ago

Patient’s Right to Direct Health Decisions Affirmed

On July 5, 2016, in Doctors Hospital of Augusta v. Alicea, 299 Ga. 315 (2016), the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed…

4 years ago

Senate Special Committee Aging: Fighting Elder Fraud: Progress Made, Work to Be Done, January 16, 2019

Video: https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/watch?hearingid=3F196EE0-5056-A066-609D-66BD4C1DCB38 https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/fighting-elder-fraud-progress-made-work-to-be-done

4 years ago

Guardianship Evaluations

If a Guardianship Petition moves forward, O.C.G.A. § 29-4-11(d) describes the required evaluation and how it works: (1) If the…

4 years ago

Guardianship Transfers – What are they and how to I get one?

Georgia has adopted the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. See O.C.G.A. § 29-11-1. et seq. That means,…

4 years ago