Guardianship Practice Areas
Guardianships for Incapacitated Persons
An incapacitated person is an adult who has been judicially determined to lack the capacity to manage at least some of his or her property or to meet at least some of the essential health and safety requirements of the person. Any adult may file a petition with the court to determine another person’s incapacity. Learn More →
Guardianships for Minor Children
A child’s parents are the child’s natural guardians and in general may act for the child. In circumstances where the parents die or become incapacitated or if a child receives an inheritance or proceeds of a lawsuit or insurance policy exceeding $15,000, the court must appoint a guardian. Learn More →
Appointment of Advocates for Developmentally Disabled Adults
A Guardian Advocate is a person appointed for an adult with a developmental disability. If you need legal advice or assistance regarding a developmentally disabled friend or family member, please give us a call today at (321) 723-6731 to schedule a consultation. Learn More →
Determination of Incapacity
Any adult may file a petition with the court to determine another person’s incapacity. Learn More →
Other Areas of Elder Law
“Elder law” refers to a wide variety of legal issues involving health and personal care planning. Elder law clients are predominantly seniors and here at Trader Legal, our attorneys are particularly sensitive to the legal issues impacting our elder law clients. If you have any questions, give us a call today at (321) 723-6731 to schedule a consultation. Learn More →
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Rudi Trader is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator. He has practiced law as an attorney handling family law cases for over thirty years. His extensive experience in handling family law cases makes him uniquely qualified to act as a family law mediator and help the parties get their case resolved without the expense, aggravation and uncertainty of a contested trial or hearing. Rudi is available to mediate family law cases prior to the case being filed with the court or after the case has already been filed.
Juvenile Dependency
Juvenile dependency actions are filed when a parent has been accused of abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a minor child. Although dependency actions can be filed by certain individuals, they are usually filed by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) of the State of Florida. If you have been accused of abusing, abandoning, or neglecting a minor child in a dependency action, call Trader Legal at (321) 723-6731 for aggressive, experienced, and competent representation.
