Eldercare Mediation and Guardianship Program
Speakers: Paula Gibson and Lillian Hummel
Friday, November 8, 2:00-3:00 pm
This Zoom Program is Open to Everyone
This program features two speakers. There will be time for general questions.
Our speaker on Eldercare Mediation is Paula Gibson who is the founder of the Gibson Mediation Group, a firm that focuses on family law mediation. Paula’s practice also includes divorce mediation. Gibson Mediation Group
Lillian (Lilly) Hummel maintains her practice focus in elder law, estate planning, estate and trust administration, and special needs planning. Lilly counsels individuals and families about eligibility for Medicaid and other programs for seniors and individuals with disabilities; navigating long-term care; and establishing and administering special needs trusts. She also represents clients in guardianship matters. Here is more information on Lilly: https://elvilleassociates.com/our-attorneys/lillian-hummel-jd/
Registration
This program is open to everyone and is part of our collaboration with Little Falls Village. Please register by clicking the Register Now button. You will receive the link several days before the program. FHNN members and volunteers who need help registering, can email us at information.fhnn@gmail.com with Mediation in the subject line.
Additional Program Information
The goal of Eldercare Mediation is for families to communicate with each other and evaluate the best options for the care of their elderly adult family members. It can help you to develop a written plan (that the mediator will draft) to summarize the issues and solutions that you reach in mediation. Mediation can help resolve issues without having to go to court to settle disputes. It is particularly helpful when geographic distances make it harder to communicate.
Guardianship is the legal process where one of more persons seek the court’s appointment to manage personal or financial affairs of another. These affairs include managing property, accounts, and making medical decisions for a minor or an incapacitated adult. A court may grant a guardianship when it finds that a minor or incapacitated adult is incapable of managing his or her own personal or financial affairs and there is no less restrictive alternative available.