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Guardianships in 2024: The Basics and Beyond

Category: On Demand

Member Price: $0

Non-Member Price: $250

Product Code: ON103024

Areas of Law: Elder & Disability Law

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CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.2 hours of total CLE credit, including 2.2 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 2.2, NJ General: 2.0).
NY CLE:NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 2.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 2.0
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 1.5, PA Substantive Credit: 1.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.
Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Hon. Margaret M. McVeigh, PJCh (Ret.)
Demarco & Demarco

Presenters

Hon. Mary K. Costello, P.J.Ch.
NJ Superior Court
Hon. James J. DeLuca, J.S.C. (Ret.)
Harwood Lloyd, LLC
Hon. M. Susan Sheppard, P.J.Ch.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic/Cape May Counties
Shawna A. Brown, Esq.
Mandelbaum Barrett PC, Roseland
Brian J. Carlin
Surrogate of Burlington County, Mount Holly
Lori M. McNeely, Esq.
McNeely McGuigan & Esmi, LLC, Moorestown
Richard I. Miller, Esq., CELA
Mandelbaum Barrett, PC, Roseland
Kristi Jasberg Robinson, Esq.
Chief, Civil Practice Liaison, Administrative Office of the Courts

Guardianships in New Jersey have substantially increased in recent years. The number of guardianships will continue to grow as the elderly population in New Jersey increases in the coming decades and as more individuals with developmental disabilities reach adulthood. Learning about the guardianship process from the perspective of judges in the field and experienced members of the bar is useful in mastering the essentials of guardianship practice, including who qualifies as an incapacitated person, when and why guardianship may be necessary, ethical challenges for attorneys appointed to represent alleged incapacitated persons as counsel or as guardians ad litem, and more. This seminar will provide a brief overview of the basics of guardianships of the person and/or the estate whether filed under Title 30 or Title 3B. It will then dive deeper into emerging issues and the state of the guardianship process post pandemic.

After attending, you’ll be able to confidently handle an adult guardianship and the road bumps that are expected to pop up along the way!

Topics include:

  • Post Pandemic related notices/procedures/changes
  • Surrogate and Chambers functions
    - Emergent applications
    - What’s going on with filings and docketing
    - How they’re handling adjournments
    - Title search companies
    - What are good things we’re seeing and what are bad things?
    - Common problems and lawyer mistakes
  • Contested and uncontested guardianships
  • Will contests
  • Recent case law
  • Upcoming issues
  • And more!