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On April 7, 2018, The Elder Law Center of Kirson & Fuller served as sponsors for the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) 4th Annual OCBA Law Day 5k Run & Walk with the scenic race course running through the beautiful Lake Baldwin Park. The Law Day 5k Run/Walk is an […]

Below is a featured article in the Nonahood News about Best Buddies jobs participant and ambassador, Shane Collins! Be sure and take a look, it will definitely make your day!

Written By Attorney Ashley K. Roof A Guardian Advocacy is a legal proceeding, implemented in the Circuit Courts of Florida, in which a Guardian Advocate is appointed for a developmentally disabled individual. Typically, this type of proceeding occurs when an individual with a developmental disability reaches the age of 18 […]

We are pleased to announce that Shelby Schmoyer has just joined our team as Executive Assistant to Attorney Heather Kirson. Shelby began her career working for an Orthopedic surgeon. She received her bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in healthcare administration and she is currently finishing up her […]

Please help us congratulate, IvaDawn and Robert Parry, as our Spotlight Clients for April 2018. Bob and IvaDawn have known each other for almost all their lives. They attended the same elementary school and high school, but it wasn’t until after they graduated high school that their courtship began. This […]

Written by Ashley K. Roof, Esq. Florida statute allows an individual concerned about financial exploitation to seek out what is termed a “Voluntary Guardianship.” Unlike an involuntary guardianship, a voluntary guardianship occurs without a finding of incapacity, and upon the petition of the person seeking a guardianship for himself or […]

It is our pleasure to announce, Diane O’Brien, as our Spotlight Client for March 2018. Diane came to us after her husband, Frank, had suffered a severe stroke. Following initial hospitalization he was transferred to a skilled nursing center. Diane quickly learned of the enormous expense of nursing home care […]

Congratulations to our own Christian Horde, Esq. who was recently published in the 2018 Winter Elder Law Advocate. Christian wrote a timely piece entitled “Florida Hurricane Season: Maintaining Air Conditioning in Nursing Homes and Assisted-Living Facilities During Loss of Power” in response to the 14 heat related deaths caused by […]

Written by: Ashley Roof, Esq. What is a Guardianship? A guardianship is a legal proceeding in the Circuit Courts of Florida in which a guardian is appointed to exercise the legal rights of an incapacitated person. The guardian is an individual appointed by the court, following the completion of fingerprinting, […]

Please join us in congratulating Dorothy Hess, our Spotlight Client for the month of February. At age 92, this past September Dorothy Hess moved from her home of 58 years in Pennsylvania to live with her son in the warm weather of Central Florida. It was the biggest transition of […]