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When an elder is relocated across state lines amid family conflict, the result is often a high-stakes legal brawl. This session explores how contested guardianships intersect with interstate jurisdiction and attempts to assert pre-mortem control over vulnerable adults. With a focus on competency—especially in the execution of powers of attorney and other estate planning documents—you'll hear from two litigators and a probate judge about how these cases unfold in real time, and how to navigate or weaponize the procedural and jurisdictional complexities that define them.
By ACTECWhen an elder is relocated across state lines amid family conflict, the result is often a high-stakes legal brawl. This session explores how contested guardianships intersect with interstate jurisdiction and attempts to assert pre-mortem control over vulnerable adults. With a focus on competency—especially in the execution of powers of attorney and other estate planning documents—you'll hear from two litigators and a probate judge about how these cases unfold in real time, and how to navigate or weaponize the procedural and jurisdictional complexities that define them.