Most parties going through a divorce or family law matter understand what a trial encompasses. A trial in a divorce or family law matter is a contested hearing. At the contested hearing, witnesses are ...

There is a disturbing trend where contested guardianship cases are being litigated like plenary proceedings, ignoring the fact that they are special proceedings. This strategy intentionally drags out ...

The goal of a guardianship is often to declare the ward legally incapacitated, taking away the ward’s right to make decisions and giving those rights to the guardian. Tinpixels / Getty Images (Part ...