Program Chairs

Ian Hull

Hull & Hull LLP

Suzana Popovic-Montag

Hull & Hull LLP

Not to be underestimated, powers of attorney can open a host of issues, including complex guardianship matters.

Let an expert faculty equip you with the knowledge and tools you need over one intensive and dynamic evening. 

A power of attorney should not be an afterthought during the will drafting and estate planning process. A thorough understanding of powers of attorney and guardianship is essential to practicing Wills and Estates.

Set up in an interactive format, an expert faculty of practitioners will not only walk you through both contentious and non-contentious matters, but will also involve you in a dynamic discussion about best practices and the range of scenarios you might face in this area.

Registration includes 120-day unlimited, online access to the recorded program.

What You’ll Learn

Incapacity Planning: Understanding key documentation

  • (Continuing) Powers of Attorney for Property
  • Powers of Attorney for Personal Care
  • Advance Care Directives and “Living Wills”

What are your Planning Options?

  • Primary and alternate appointments
  • Appointing multiple attorneys (majority clauses; authority to act jointly; authority to act jointly and severally)
  • Provisions regarding effective date/triggering event
  • Addressing compensation issues

Guardianship: The Basics

  • Statutory guardians of property
  • Court appointment of guardians

Role of Attorneys and Guardians

  • Management of property
  • Personal care decisions
  • Best interests of the incapable, and other guiding principles

Accounting Obligations of Attorneys and Guardians

  • Importance of record-keeping
  • Applications to Pass Accounts
  • Remedies available on a Passing of Accounts

Contentious Guardianship Applications and Removal of Attorneys and Guardians

  • Grounds for removal
  • Common abuses of Powers of Attorney
  • Understanding the procedure

Who Should Attend

Lawyers practicing or wishing to practice in wills and estates

Faculty

Program Chairs

Ian Hull

Hull & Hull LLP

Suzana Popovic-Montag

Hull & Hull LLP

Instructors

Program Agenda

Register

Recorded: Apr 19, 2023

$395 + TAX

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Substantive1h 35m
Professionalism1h
Total2h 35m

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