Elderly LAw Discussion

Find the cases Fernandez v. Fernandez, 36 So. 3d 175 (Fla. App. 2010) and Magill v. Dresner, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11268 (2010).

1. Use these cases as a starting point to discuss the following:
2. Why might the judge in the Fernandez case have not followed the normal trial procedure?
3. There is a reference in the Magill case to an award of fees to the guardian ad litem. Where will the money come from?
4. In Magill, do you think that appointment of all three daughters as guardian was a good idea? Why or why not?
5. What would the court have had to find in order to reject the declaration?

1. Find the cases Fernandez v. Fernandez, 36 So. 3d 175 (Fla. App. 2010) and Magill v. Dresner, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11268 (2010).

Use these cases as a starting point to discuss the following:

1. Why might the judge in the Fernandez case have not followed the normal trial procedure?
2. There is a reference in the Magill case to an award of fees to the guardian ad litem. Where will the money come from?
3. In Magill, do you think that appointment of all three daughters as guardian was a good idea? Why or why not?
4. What would the court have had to find in order to reject the declaration?