Legal Capacity

• Legal Capacity

Testamentary capacity – Ashford v. Van Horne

Ashford v. Van Horne, 276 Ga. 636 (2003). Dr. Alexander Ashford and his wife were estranged after marrying in 1968.…

• Caregiving

UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Video series

The UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Video series provides viewers with practical tools you can use in a variety of…

• Caregiving

Dr. Peter Rabins, Author of the 36 Hours Day

• Decision-Making

Capacity Related to Legal Documents | Kathleen Whitehead, CELA

• Health Care Advance Directives

Patient Self-Determination Act, 42 U.S. Code § 1395cc(f) & 42 U.S. Code § 1396a(w)

The federal Patient Self-Determination Act, passed in 1990 and effective on December 1, 1991, requires most health care providers to…

• Decision-Making

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…

• Guardianship & Conservatorship

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…