Stephen Donaldson writes: Overall, Article 81 does a good job of serving its purpose of promoting the public welfare by establishing a guardianship system. However, Article 81 obviously leaves some ...

When beginning the process of estate planning or learning about elder law, you will likely read about diminished capacity or the legal protections that may be needed if an individual is incapacitated.

Maybe you are an estate lawyer planning to commence a court proceeding to approve an accounting, determine the validity of a will, or seek instructions on an administration issue. Or you are drafting ...

A. It depends on what needs to be signed. In order to engage in financial transactions with respect to assets solely owned by the incapacitated person who did not execute a power of attorney, a ...

In Michigan, the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC) authorizes the probate court to appoint a guardian for a person who is unable to make informed medical decisions, after the court takes ...