Arkansas Guardianship Attorney

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Last Updated: October 18, 2016 October 18, 2016

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A guardian is a person appointed by a judge in a special court proceeding who is legally responsible for the care of another person (the ward) because that person is unable to handle his or her affairs, whether that be because of disease, disability or being under 18.  The guardianship may give the guardian control over the ward’s estate or physical person, or both.

The creation of a legal guardianship typically involves a legal process which includes filing petitions, providing proof that a guardian is needed, examinations of the ward (if not a minor), court hearings and of course, expense.

Lauro Law, PLLC can provide professional guidance through this process and work to get a guardian appointed for your loved ones who require ongoing help and assistance.

Guardian for a Minor

When a parent or parents of a child or children cannot or will not provide adequate care for these minors, guardianship may be an option to help protect the children and improve or stabilize their situation.   A guardianship is a legal solution following parental death, abandonment or incapacity.  Many times Guardians for minors are grandparents, aunts, uncles, other relatives or close friends of the family.  In lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships, when a natural parent passes away, the surviving partner can petition for legal guardianship of any minor children.

Contact Lauro Law, PLLC by calling 501-613-6529 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss guardianship for children.

Guardian for an Adult

Physically or mentally incapacitated adults or elderly family members who are unable to direct their own care or manage their financial affairs may need a legal guardian.  However, to determine the incapacity of a person for whom a guardian is sought, the court will require evidence of incapacity including testimony or a sworn statement of one or more qualified medical or mental health professionals.  The evaluations and hearings can take time and the costs of the proceedings will be paid by the petitioner.  If you are appointed the guardian, you can get reimbursed from the estate of the incapacitated person, if there are funds available.

Contact Lauro Law, PLLC by calling 501-613-6529 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss guardianship for an adult.

Also, Lauro Law, PLLC provides guardianship, powers of attorney and living will legal services in conjunction with our Estate Planning practice area.

Arkansas Life Planning Attorney

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Last Updated: October 18, 2016 October 18, 2016

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Life Planning deals with Family Law, family-related topics within marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships and same-sex couples in Arkansas. 

Lauro Law represents clients in a variety of additional Family Law Life Planning areas, giving each client the full attention deserved.  We provide legal service and advice to clients in areas such as:

• Surrogacy - Lauro Law offers its representation to intended parents and surrogates in both traditional and gestational surrogacy situations.  When you are considering the use of a surrogate to help you grow your family, it is extremely important that you have the assistance of an attorney who knows what level of details need to be included in your surrogacy contract.

• Guardianships (Adult and Minors) - Our law firm can provide professional guidance through this process and work to get a guardian appointed for your loved ones who require ongoing help and assistance. Many times Guardians for minors are grandparents, aunts, uncles, other relatives or close friends of the family.  In lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships, when a natural parent passes away, the surviving partner can petition for legal guardianship of any minor children.

• Living Wills and Healthcare Proxies (Advanced Health Care Directives) - Lauro Law can assist you in developing a set of written instructions that specify what actions should be taken for your health if you are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity. In addition we can help you create the instructions to appoint someone to make such decisions on your behalf.

• HIPAA Releases - Our experienced staff can assist you with formalizing the documents required to identify family or friends who are involved with your healthcare or the healthcare of your minor child and allow those persons to obtain requested healthcare information from healthcare professionals, agencies and hospitals.

• Hospital Visitation Authorizations - Lauro Law can create a document that instructs your doctors, care providers and hospital staff, who is allowed and given priority to visit you if you are hospitalized. Many hospitals only allow biological or legal family members to visit a patient in the hospital unless you have a hospital visit authorization.

• Hospital & School Authorizations - We can produce legal documents to insure that other family members or friends can consent to emergency medical treatment or deal with schools for your children, if you are not available.

• Powers of Attorney - Lauro Law can construct and notarize a document that gives another person authority to act on your behalf. The authority may be general, giving that person broad power to make decisions, or limited, giving them the power to do one or more specific things. It is called “durable” when, by its terms, it remains effective even if the principle becomes mentally incompetent. A principal can make the power of attorney effective immediately or at some later date or event, such as when the principal becomes incapacitated. Under most circumstances, a properly executed general durable power of attorney avoids the need for a court-appointed guardian or conservator.

• Funeral Arrangement Authorizations - Our staff can assist you with creating a legal document that designates a person or persons who would take care of funeral arrangements, if you are unmarried or your spouse is not alive.

Select Family Law Terms for an extensive glossary of legal terms relating to Life Planning and Family Law in the Lauro Law Library.

Contact Lauro Law, PLLC by calling 501-613-6529 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Little Rock Divorce Attorney

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Last Updated: November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015

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A divorce can be a very emotional, stressful and traumatic experience and people can act without realizing the consequences of their decisions.  Since divorce is a “life transition” that you, your spouse, and your children will have to endure, you can easily lose perspective of what is best for your long term goals and priorities. It can be very helpful to seek an experienced attorney that can help you protect your interests.

Contested Arkansas Divorce

In divorces substantial property and debt must be divided and decisions relating to alimony, and child custody, support and visitation need to be made.  If you are facing divorce and you and your spouse cannot agree on these important issues, you will need to fight to obtain your legal rights.

In Arkansas, the Circuit Court will decide whether to grant a divorce, how to divide the martial property, who gets custody, how much child support or alimony is to be paid and any other issues that arise in a divorce.  Generally, their goal is to divide property according to equitable distribution and ensure that the overall outcome will be as fair to everyone as circumstances will permit, including the obligation to support children.

Uncontested Arkansas Divorce

An uncontested divorce can occur in Arkansas when either your spouse does not answer your divorce complaint within the specified time after being served with a summons from the Court or if your spouse answers your divorce complaint and you have both agreed on all settlement terms.

If you and your spouse can agree in writing about how to divide your property and debt, determine if alimony should be paid, who gets custody of the children, what child support and visitation will be, how to handle your tax matters, and who pays attorney’s fees and Court costs than you can create a settlement agreement that can be used at an uncontested divorce hearing.

If your spouse has not filed an answer to your divorce complaint, the judge will decide at the final hearing how to divide the martial property, who gets custody, how much child support or alimony is to be paid, who pays attorney’s fees and Court costs and all other issues that come up in the uncontested divorce.