When an individual can't make informed general care and control decisions for themselves, a guardianship may be established in the Oakland County Probate Court.

Call Ferndale, Michigan guardianship lawyer, Dean E. Patrick so that we can help you:

• Defend your current position as guardian of an incapacitated adult or minor child in the Ferndale area
• Establish guardianship for minors and incapacitated adults
• Terminate existing guardianship for incapacitated adults or minor children
• Modify existing guardianship for incapacitated adults or minor children
• Contest and Object to pending guardianship petitions for incapacitated adults or minor children in the Ferndale area
• Prepare and file annual court ordered guardianship reports for incapacitated adults or minor children in the Ferndale area
• Nominate guardian(s) for you or your children in the Ferndale area

Contested guardianship matters are emotional and the rules can be complex. If you have a guardianship matter that requires experienced and aggressive, counsel, call our Attorney today at (248) 663-2566.

In part, MCL 700.5314 reads:

If entitled to custody of the ward, the guardian must make provision for the ward's care, comfort, and maintenance and, when appropriate, arrange for the ward's training and education. The guardian shall secure services to restore the ward to the best possible state of mental and physical well-being so that the ward can return to self-management at the earliest possible time. Without regard to custodial rights of the ward's person, the guardian must take reasonable care of the ward's clothing, furniture, vehicles, and other personal effects and commence a protective proceeding if the ward's other property needs protection. If a guardian commences a protective proceeding because the guardian believes that it is in the ward's best interest to sell or otherwise dispose of the ward's real property or interest in real property, the court may appoint the guardian as special conservator and authorize the special conservator to proceed under section 5423(3). A guardian shall not otherwise sell the ward's real property or interest in real property.