Upcoming ABA Webinar Will Provide Overview of UAGPPJA

The American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, with
other ABA cosponsors, is presenting a webinar entitled “When Adult Guardianship
Crosses State Lines: A Uniform Act to Address Jurisdictional Issues.” The
webinar will be on Tuesday, July 30 at 1:00-2:30pm ET.

The webinar will cover the basics of the Uniform Adult
Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act passed by 37 states,
DC, and Puerto Rico. The Reporter for the Act, along with a prominent probate
attorney, will explain the Act’s provisions on initial jurisdiction, transfer
of cases to another state, and out-of-state recognition and enforcement of
orders; as well as how the Act works in practice, and how it act can reduce
elder abuse. Presenters also will  discuss the concept of domicile. Learn more.