Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
guardianship of an incompetent parent
dad is unable to care for himself and wont sign a power of atty. allowing mom and the kids to put him in a home. mom is unable to care for him anymore as she is disabled as well. if we get a note from a m.d. that dads incompetent does a lawyer apply to court or do we just go to the surrogate?
Asked on 2/23/07, 10:24 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq
Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.
Re: guardianship of an incompetent parent
I'm not sure that this is the right category for this. I suggest you contact an attorney that handles elder law. Depending on where you live in NJ, I may be able to put you in touch with the right attorney.
Answered on 2/24/07, 7:59 pm