When the Decedent Was a Hoarder

What is hoarding? I like this simple definition from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Hoarding is the persistent difficulty discarding or parting...

Capacity and Incapacity in Context

  Capacity is not some dusty old legal concept! In this post I revisit some implications encroaching incapacity or. . .  the “dark side”...

Solstice and Death Denial

Solstice is an astronomical event, a phenomenon occurring biannually which marks two extremes: the shortest day of the year (today) and the longest day...

Guardianship and Self-Determination

  In this post I’m examining the concept of self-determination in the post-adjudication context where a probate court has determined in a protective proceeding...