Feb 27, 2024 | Blog, Guardianships, Special Needs Trusts
When you have a child with special needs, your estate planning may look significantly different. Many parents traditionally leave their estate to their children in equal shares. Parents also routinely designate a guardian for their children if they pass away while the...
Dec 28, 2023 | Guardianships
Guardianship matters can be complicated. When parents care for a minor child with special needs, their legal authority to make decisions on the child’s behalf is unquestionable. The much more difficult questions come when that child turns 18 and becomes an...
Mar 21, 2023 | Blog, Guardianships
The legal duties of guardians of adults with special needs under Illinois law largely depend on the type and scope of the guardianship order that the court grants. For example, the court can limit the guardian’s powers in the guardianship order or allow the...
