Guardianship Legal Services to Be Provided/Retainer |
Legal Services To Be Provided: 1. Office interview with client, office consult fee is $150.00, which is included in the Complaint preparation fee. 2. Review Guardianship Questionnaire filled out by client. 3. Obtain information such as name, address and telephone number. 4. Obtain information regarding value of real estate, life insurance and other assets. 5. Obtain information regarding estate and beneficiaries. 6. Obtain information regarding names of family members. 7. Discuss possible individuals to serve as Guardian. 8. Discuss Court procedures, answer legal questions. 9 Office conference, attend to signing of complaint, Answer Questions and explain provisions. 10 Obtain clients email address to send bi-weekly computer email newsletter on recent legal topics. 11 Attend Hearing 12. Preparation of end of case letter to client after guardianship granted Documents we will prepare: COMPLAINT FOR GUARDIANSHIP AFFIDAVIT OF proposed Guardian AFFIDAVIT OF (NEXT OF KIN) AFFIDAVIT OF Doctor 1 AFFIDAVIT OF Doctor 2 Letters to doctors to be delivered by client Prepare letter to client enclosing draft documents for client to carefully read. Letters to Middlesex County Surrogate ORDER FOR HEARING NOTICE to Family and Mandatory Notice to Incapacitated person LETTERS TO Proposed Guardian PREPARE AND FILE CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE JUDGMENT The legal work includes research, correspondence, preparation and drafting of pleadings and other legal documents, conferences in person and by telephone with you and with others, dictating and reviewing letters, negotiations, and any other related work or service to properly represent you in this matter. 1. Opening of file and offer client information brochures 7. Contact client to request client have doctor sign affidavit 12. Prepare co to surrogate with NOTICE to incapacitated person of Complaint and Certification of Service 13. Prepare co to guardian with hearing notice 14. review attorney Guardian report 15. Prepare Guardianship Judgment 2. Costs And Experts. In addition to legal fees, you must pay the following costs and expenses; experts fees, court costs including Complaint filing fee payable to County Surrogate, certified mail notices, investigators fees, deposition costs, messenger services, and any other necessary expenses or out of pocket expenses. The Law Firm may recommend that experts be retained directly by you. You would then be solely responsible to pay the experts. The experts usually require they be paid up front. 3. Other Legal Services. You and the Law Firm may make additional agreements to provide for legal services not covered by the Agreement. Without such agreements, the Law Firm is not required to do any of the following: (a) Provide any legal services after the judgment of the trial court; (b) Appeal any decisions of the trial court; (c) Enforce any judgment or order of the trial court; (d) Represent you in any other court or Tribunal 4. Fees. Fees can be paid by VISA, Master Card, American Express, check, money order or cash. Make checks payable to Kenneth Vercammen, P.C. As with most Attorneys, Fees are paid at the initial consultation and must be paid prior to documents being drafted. [Note- After the Guardianship Complaint is typed, there is a minimum $100.00 additional charge for complaint changes not set forth in the Questionnaire filled out by clients at the initial consult.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Guardianship Legal Services to Be Provided/Retainer
