Tag: fiduciary duty
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Senior Under Guardianship: Target for Fraud?
Sleazy schemes often target people at their most vulnerable. Perhaps the most vulnerable time in all of our lives comes in old age. At some point, older deed holders who want to manage the value of their property become likely to lose the capacity to do so. One legal mechanism for carrying out an impaired person’s business…
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What If a Power of Attorney Fails to Maintain the Real Estate?
Linda lives in a memory care unit. Her former home, just a mile away, has been vacant for more than three years. Just before she moved to the assisted living site, she signed legal power over her affairs to her sister Gerry. Gerry lives out of state, and rarely has time to visit Linda. A…


