A petition for the appointment of a guardian for an alleged incapacitated person (AIP) was dismissed without prejudice under the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, 20 Pa.C.S. 5901 et. seq., even though the AIP had recently voted … Continue reading
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Conservator appointed in California did not have authority to bind his conservatee to an arbitration agreement in Pennsylvania when the conservator did not follow the procedures to transfer or register the conservatorship under the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings … Continue reading
The court lacks jurisdiction to determine incapacity when Pennsylvania is not the “home state” of the incapacitated person under the Uniform Adult Guardian and Protective Proceedings Jurisdictional Act (20 Pa.C.S. 5901 et seq.) and an agent under a power of … Continue reading