Guardianship removes hurdles when:

• Your aging parent or other loved-one is unable to make complex decisions, but doesn’t have a Power of Attorney in place
• Your loved-one has a Power of Attorney in place, but the Power of Attorney document is limited, rather than General
• Your loved-one has a Power of Attorney in place, but the POA needs to be removed or replaced
• Your loved-one has a Power of Attorney in place, but the signing of the Power of Attorney happened under questionable circumstances
• Your loved-one became unexpectedly ill or hospitalized and is unable to communicate their wishes related to treatment or rehab
• Your child is no longer a minor, but has cognitive challenges that require a legal decision-maker be appointed
• You live with a minor for whom you’ve been caring as a guardian, but you’ve not yet formalized your role as their guardian, and someone seeks proof of your guardianship status

As the beneficiary of a Trust, you may need to hold the Trustee accountable when:

• The Trustee is no longer communicating with a beneficiary of the Trust
•  The Trustee is failing to work amicably with a co-Trustee
• The Trustee is committing waste, fraud, or abuse
• The Trustee has failed to keep the monies held in trust separate from their own
• The Trustee has not made distributions of the monies held in trust to beneficiaries at the appropriate time
• The Trustee refuses to provide details to beneficiaries about how the Trust was funded, administered, or distributed
• The Trustee has disappeared with the monies that were meant to be held in trust
• The Trustee did not form the Trust as documents required at the time
• The Trustee did not fund the Trust with the monies intended

As the beneficiary of an Estate of someone you lost, you may need to hold the Executor accountable when:

• A Will was used to open the Estate that is not the most-recent Last Will and Testament of the deceased
• A Will was used to open the Estate that was signed at a time when the signer didn’t know what they were signing
• The Executor refuses to provide details to beneficiaries about how the Estate assets were gathered, protected, administered, or distributed 
• The Executor is failing making distributions of the monies held in the Estate to beneficiaries when required
• The Executor has disappeared with some or all of the monies belonging to the Estate
• The Executor is failing to follow applicable rules and deadlines while administering the Estate
• The Executor is failing to keep assets held by the Estate separate from their own
• The Executor or Administrator of the Estate has not taken required steps to gather and protect Estate assets

Agents appointed under a Power of Attorney (POA) have specific duties to those they help. You may need to:

• Have a POA invalidated because it was signed at a time when the signer didn’t know what they were signing
• Have a POA invalidated because its existence is the result of undue influence by someone close to the signer
• Have a judge review competing POAs to determine which one is valid or resolve a conflict between two or more POAs
• Have a POA addressed by a judge because the co-POAs (or co-agents appointed under the POA) are unable to make joint decisions for the benefit of the principal
• Have a the person serving as POA/agent under the POA replaced with a legal Guardian, because the POA is not adequately providing the safeguards anticipated
• Have the person serving as POA/agent under the POA answer questions about how money was used or where funds are presently
• Remove a POA for inappropriate or criminal behavior, while supposed carrying out their duties as POA for the principal