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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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