Guardianship Litigation

Guardianship litigation is fast-paced and emotionally charged, which requires skilled attorneys who can seamlessly navigate litigation to a successful end. Garofalo Thiersch’s guardianship and conservatorship litigators have experience representing individual petitioners and respondents, as well as nursing homes, hospitals and financial institutions. Our attorneys are frequently appointed by the court as counsel for alleged disabled adults and as a Guardians Ad Litem for the disabled persons. Garofalo Thiersch’s attorneys have successfully litigated guardianship cases involving:

• Validity of powers of attorney
• Whether the alleged disabled person needs a guardian
• Who is the most appropriate guardian or conservator for the disabled person
• Removal of guardians
• Citations to recover assets