Product Description

This curated bundle of 15 hours of in-depth webcast programming paired with MCLE’s time-tested ebooks gives you a solid foundation in the many facets of capacity. Set your own schedule, expand your skill set, and advance your practice with confidence.

Webcast Briefings

• Guardianship & Conservatorship: MCLE BasicsPlus!®: Clinical and legal standards for determination of capacity; Appointment of temporary guardians and conservators; Contested conservatorships; Contested guardianships; Expanding the powers of a conservator; Medical treatment decisions; Postappointment issues and duties; Uniform Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction Act
• Representing Clients with Diminished & Fluctuating Capacity: Rules, guidelines, and tools; Ethical issues; Lawyer’s duties; Case presentations; Fluctuating capacity and the courts
• Financial Exploitation & Undue Influence by Romantic Partners, Adult Children, Paid Caregivers & Neighbors: Care manager’s perspective; Clinical evaluations of capacity; Types of capacity for various decisions; Susceptibility to undue influence; Capacity for informed consents/refusals; Statutory law of financial exploitation and case law on undue influence; Standards and procedural strategies; Private rights of action; Collateral actions; Evidentiary thresholds; Presenting a prevailing case and view from the bench
• Navigating the Perfect Storm of Divorce, Capacity & Estate Planning: Identifying issues of capacity; Case studies: Parenting and asset division/support; Estate planning during and post-divorce

Companion Books

• Guardianship and Conservatorship Practice in Massachusetts: Provides essential guidance for navigating the landscape of guardianship and conservatorship practice, including applicable statutory authority, leading case law, procedural requirements, real-world practice tips, and sample documents
• Estate Planning for the Aging or Incapacitated Client in Massachusetts: Offers expert advice on how to help protect your clients’ legal rights, preserve resources, and assess health care options in institutionalized settings and in the community. It covers caregiving scenarios, real estate issues, estate planning and tax nuances, special education, age discrimination, managed care, continuing care retirement communities, and state and federal benefits eligibility.

Unparalleled Expertise—Speakers & Authors

• Top-notch Guidance—from the Best in the Practice
• Practical Insight You Can Trust
• Detailed Speaker & Author Information at www.mcle.org

Agenda & Materials

• Guardianship & Conservatorship: MCLE BasicsPlus!®

  Clinical and legal standards for determination of capacity; Appointment of temporary guardians and conservators; Contested conservatorships; Contested guardianships; Expanding the powers of a conservator; Medical treatment decisions; Post-appointment issues and duties; Uniform Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction Act

• Representing Clients with Diminished & Fluctuating Capacity

  Rules, guidelines, and tools; Ethical issues; Lawyer’s duties; Case presentations; Fluctuating capacity and the courts

• Financial Exploitation & Undue Influence by Romantic Partners, Adult Children, Paid Caregivers & Neighbors

  Care manager’s perspective; Clinical evaluations of capacity; Types of capacity for various decisions; Susceptibility to undue influence; Capacity for informed consents/refusals; Statutory law of financial exploitation and case law on undue influence; Standards and procedural strategies; Private rights of action; Collateral actions; Evidentiary thresholds; Presenting a prevailing case and view from the bench

• Navigating the Perfect Storm of Divorce, Capacity & Estate Planning

  Identifying issues of capacity; Case studies: Parenting and asset division/support; Estate planning during and post-divorce

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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