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In this article, our St. Charles guardianship attorneys explain the powers and duties of a guardian of the estate in Kane County. At the conclusion of a guardianship proceeding, the guardianship court may appoint a guardian to be responsible for the disabled adult's financial affairs, called a guardian of the estate. The same person or a different person may be appointed as a guardian of the person for the disabled adult, responsible for the disabled adult's non-financial decisions.
In this article, our St. Charles guardianship lawyers explain the role of a guardian ad litem in St. Charles guardianship cases. A guardian ad litem is an attorney or other professional appointed by the court to represent the best interests of the disabled adult in a guardianship case. We explain how a guardian ad litem is appointed, how a guardian ad litem gathers information for his or her report to the court, and the contents of a guardian ad litem's report.
In this article, our St. Charles guardianship attorneys explain how to file a petition for adult guardianship in Kane County. We describe the information that you must include in the guardianship petition, how to obtain a physicians report, where to file the guardianship petition, and how to prepare and serve a summons for adult guardianship upon the respondent and other interested parties.