Adult Guardianship Training 2025 - 6 CLE / 1 E - December 5
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Adult Guardianship Training 2025
6 CLE / 1 E - Friday, December 5
9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis
This program is designed to guide you through the concepts, mechanics, duties, special situations, ethical matters and update you on current practice issues involved with Adult Guardianships.
Topics:
Case Launch Phase – Ken Bennett
a. Launching a Guardianship Proceeding.
b. Preparing for the Uncontested Hearing.
c. Preparing for the Contested Hearing.
d. Discovery Rules and Evidence Rules.
Post-Hearing Phase – Sara McClammer
a. Reports, Inventories and Accountings.
b. Actions Requiring Court Approval.
c. Successor Guardians and Removal of Guardians.
d. Termination of Guardianships.
e. Special Legal Tools Available to Guardians.
Temporary Guardianships – Mollie Golden
a. When Is a Temporary Guardianship Appropriate?
b. Special Rules Applicable to Temporary Guardians.
Ethical Issues in Guardianship & Guardianship Trends – Ken Bennett
a. Confidentiality in the Age of E-Filing
b. Obligations to Honor Rights to Due Process.
c. Advising Guardians on Methods of Ethical Decision Making.
d. Issues Surrounding Attorney Representation of the Ward
e. When Guardianship doesn’t “Work” Anymore
Guardianship Task Force Bill for 2026 – Jeffrey Dible
Panel on Current Issues in Guardianship from the Bench & Bar
– Hon. David J. Certo, Hon. Sean M. Persin & Nicholas R. Parker
Faculty:
H. Kennard Bennett
Center for At-Risk Elders, Inc., Indianapolis
Hon. David J. Certo
Judge, Marion County Probate Court, Indianapolis
Hon. Sean M. Persin
Judge, Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Lafayette
Jeffrey S. Dible
Frost Brown Todd LLP, Indianapolis
Mollie M. Golden
Center for At-Risk Elders, Inc., Indianapolis
Sara M. McClammer
Scout Advocacy, LLC, Indianapolis
Nicholas R. Parker
Adult Guardianship Office, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indianapolis
Adult Guardianship Training 2025
6 CLE / 1 E - Friday, December 5
9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis
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