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2023 Bench Bar Conference

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Bucks County Bar Association
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Skytop Lodge

1 Skytop Dr, Skytop, PA 18357

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Orphans Court Section presents "Guardianship: Protection or Exploitation?"

This CLE Breakout Session will address and review: (i) the legal status & obligations of guardians as fiduciaries; (ii) real-life case studies of discovered guardianship abuses; (iii) applicable best practices for how such abuses could have been avoided; (iv) proposed & pending changes to Pennsylvania's guardianship legislation; (v) best practices under to identify and address the potential for abuse and exploitation in guardianships; and (vi) the current, and future plans for, available resources to assist the judiciary, practitioners, and guardians in guardianship oversight, compliance, and enforcement. (1 Ethics Credit)

Moderator: George Patsalosavvis

Panelists:

  • Julie Goldstein
  • Judge Trauger
  • Judge Fritsch
  • Carol Hershey

CLE credit available.