Loudoun County attorneys Christine Mougin-Boal from Laurel Brigade Law Group and Rachel K. Downs from Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White, PC discuss this important topic. This program reviews the following:
    - the important legal decision making documents that all adults should have, 
 
    -  the legal proceedings necessary to obtain authority to make financial and care decisions for an adult when those legal documents are not available, 
 
    -  the process in Loudoun County to be appointed by the court as the conservator and guardian of an adult, 
 
    - the probate office qualification process after a court order is entered, 
 
    - Loudoun Commissioner of Accounts oversight of conservators, 
 
    - Loudoun County Social Services oversight of guardians, 
 
    - fees and costs to be appointed, and 
 
    - common problems and pitfalls that you may encounter. 
 
Recorded August 2016.  Broadcast February 2017