New Albany & Louisville Guardianship Law Firm

Experienced guardianship and conservatorship legal counsel in Louisville and New Albany

It could be a car accident. It could be a simple slip and fall. It could be a short errand during which your ailing loved one gets lost and cannot get home. Whenever the phone rings, your stomach clenches with the dread of the caller reporting your parent or grandparent has been injured and needs medical care. In declining capacity, the elderly may refuse the treatment they need or reject assistance that would help to preserve their best interests. A guardianship can take the worry out of the phone ringing and provide you with peace of mind.

Bruce A. Brightwell, Attorney at Law possesses a firm understanding of guardianship law in Louisville, and how critical it is for you and your family to create a lasting guarantee of good health care decisions.

There when you need us

Your loved one’s health can quickly worsen and decrease his or her mental faculties with little notice. That is why it is imperative to enact a guardianship while the ward is still of sound mind. Louisville guardianships attorney Bruce Brightwell understands the urgent need for legal action and can visit you and your loved one in the hospital or at home to sign the guardianship document into effect immediately, providing relief for all parties concerned.

What a guardianship means for you and your loved one

Given the great responsibility, New Albany and Louisville guardianship clients must be certain of their duties. As a guardian, you first determine where your loved one will live. Then you decide upon and arrange for medical treatment and rehabilitation services. Similarly, in a conservatorship, the appointed conservator takes authority over the ward's financial decisions. Your ward depends on you for quality of life decisions, so he or she must trust you completely.

For more information on guardianships in Louisville, visit the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office.

Contact a skilled lawyer protecting clients through guardianships in Louisville and New Albany

To effectively create a secure guardianship or conservatorship with the utmost protection for your loved one, call 812.952.9735 or contact Brightwell Law online today. Bruce provides informed legal guidance in asset protection, estate planning and elder law matters in Louisville, KY and New Albany, IN.