Family Law
The legal environment of family can be incredibly difficult to understand and many actions taken without counsel can have serious long term ramifications that may not be reversed. Kious, Rodgers, Barger, Holder & Kious, PLLC lawyers have extensive experience in family law, from adoption to divorce. You can trust the attorneys at KRBHK to take care of your most important asset, your family. We understand the changing dynamics of families and are there for clients long after the case is over to answer questions and address issues that always seem to pop up.
Our Family Law practice includes: adoption, divorce, child custody, visitation, relocation, alimony, child support and wills, to name a few.
Legal Advice
Q: My father was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and is unable to make decisions and care for himself. What can I do to help him?
A:
If
you are lucky, your father named you as his attorney-in-fact prior to
his disability. This can be done by a document called a Power of
Attorney. Unfortunately, however, this is not always the case. If you
were not designated as your father's attorney-in-fact while he was able
to make such a decision, your only other option may be to petition the
Probate Court of the county in which your father resides to be named as
his conservator. A Conservatorship is essentially a guardianship for
adults and will allow you to make financial and/or medical decisions on
your father's behalf. For his protection, the court will require
medical opinions, a detailed list of your father's assets, and may
require that a guardian-ad-litem be appointed to help protect your
father's interests. In order to insure that the proper procedures are
followed and to insure that a conservatorship is proper in this
situation, it is important that you contact an attorney.
