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On December 14, 2023, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law Act 61 of 2023 (formerly known as Senate Bill 506). This Act went into effect on June 14, 2024. The new law amends Title 20 Decedents, ...

A situation may arise where someone is unable to make medical or financial decisions for himself or herself and has no legally designated decision-maker. Perhaps that person never appointed a power of ...

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International pop icon Britney Spears has, in recent years, achieved a grimmer kind of fame: surging interest in her ongoing 13-year conservatorship (guardianship) saga has made Spears a cause célèbre ...

Guardians are people appointed by a court to take over decision-making about the health or financial affairs — often both — of an adult who has lost the ability to make sound decisions about their ...

When an individual attains the age of eighteen (18) years, that individual has the right to make decisions on their own behalf. Where an individual has a disability, limitation, or impairment that ...