Another Stop at the Last Resort
By Doug Chalgian on May 18, 2020
Suitability to serve as guardian and conservator of an impaired adult is the topic of this unpublished Court of Appeals decision. To read In Re Guardianship and Conservatorship...
State Reveals Frank and Frightening Plan for LTC COVID Colonies
By Doug Chalgian on April 17, 2020
Yesterday, the State released policy authorizing the creation of “Regional Hubs” to which COVID affected persons in long term care, or needing long term care services, would be...
The “Boomer Remover” is Out to Get Us
By Doug Chalgian on March 21, 2020
Like all of you, I get overwhelmed reading about Coronavirus, or what we are now calling “COVID-19”. But being an elder law attorney, and an old one at...
Looking at Financial Exploitation as a Drug Deal
By Doug Chalgian on March 11, 2020
This is admittedly an offbeat post. Take it for what it’s worth. General Concept We are all dopamine addicts. We spend much of our awake lives seeking validation...
Six Month Discovery Rule Protects EP Attorney in Malpractice Action
By Doug Chalgian on February 27, 2020
As any estate planning attorney knows, representing both parties to a marriage in the estate planning process is dicey enough; and when it comes to second marriages, especially...
House Sale by Ignorant Agent Not Fraud
By Doug Chalgian on February 21, 2020
Parents are demented and residing in an assisted living. POA child arranges to sell their house. Buyers find rodents and other allegedly undisclosed defects and sue for damages....
Legislature Creates New Process for Disputes over Visiting Vulnerable Adults
By Doug Chalgian on January 11, 2020
Michigan guardianship law has been amended to allow probate courts to appoint limited guardians to supervise visitations with incapacitated adults. Specifically, a new section MCL 700.5306(6) provides grounds...
You Can’t Buy Love: But You Can Buy a Pretty Good Knock Off
By Doug Chalgian on November 12, 2019
Child calls from another state. She tells me that she is the only child of an aging parent (“Mom”). Mom is here in Michigan. Handyman with criminal history...
Another POST Post
By Doug Chalgian on April 9, 2019
It’s been over a year since Michigan adopted a law authorizing the use of a Physician’s Order for Scope of Treatment (POST). The details of that law were...
New Article on Exploitation Cases
By Doug Chalgian on February 21, 2019
I mentioned this article in a prior post. Something I wrote that was published in this month's Michigan Bar Journal. If you haven't seen it, and want to...
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About The Author: Doug ChalgianI am an estate planning, probate litigating, elder law attorney. This is a blog for clients and professional colleagues. In it I offer my ideas about the state of the law and the practice of law. I believe we are living through a unique period during which the law (which is traditionally slow to change) and society are attempting to evolve to address the explosion of people living long lives. I find these developments fascinating and enjoy being involved in this evolution. |