Guardianship Attorneys in Delaware

25 guardianship firms in Delaware, by county and firm type.

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25 firms

FirmDover, DE

Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A.

Serves the whole state

Serves all three Delaware counties from offices in Dover, Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach. Handles estate administration and probate, estate litigation and adult guardianships, with estate and guardianship work based largely in the Rehoboth Beach and Dover offices. A general practice firm that also covers real estate and land use, government relations and commercial litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 909 Silver Lake Boulevard, 1st FloorDover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 678-3262

FirmWilmington, DE

Poole, Mensinger, Cutrona & Ellsworth-Aults

Serves the whole state

Serves New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties from a Centerville Road office in Wilmington. Guides personal representatives through probate, from recording the will with the Register of Wills and obtaining letters to closing the decedent's accounts, and handles small estates and adult guardianships. A female-owned firm that also practices family law and bankruptcy; Spanish is spoken.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 5 more

Office: 2710 Centerville Road, Suite 101Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: (302) 428-0100

FirmWilmington, DE

The Powell Firm, LLC

Serves the whole state

Serves clients throughout Delaware from a N. Franklin Street office in Wilmington. Advises executors, administrators and trustees through probate and trust administration, and litigates will and guardianship contests, undue influence cases and trust disputes. Also handles Medicaid planning and elder law alongside civil litigation in all Delaware courts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 1813 N. Franklin StreetWilmington, DE 19802
Phone: (302) 650-1572

FirmGeorgetown, DE

Sergovic Carmean McCartney & Owens, P.A.

Serves the whole state

Serves clients throughout Delaware from Georgetown. Its attorneys and estate administrators open estates, handle court filings and distributions for personal representatives, guide trustees through trust administration, and petition the Court of Chancery for guardianships, alongside Medicaid planning and Miller trusts. Phone and video consultations are offered.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 25 Chestnut StreetGeorgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 855-1260

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FirmGeorgetown, DE

Tunnell & Raysor, P.A.

Serves 2 counties

Serves Sussex County from Georgetown, with offices in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Milford. Its attorneys handle estate and probate administration for executors, administrators and heirs, will and trust contests, and Court of Chancery guardianship petitions, alongside elder-law and Medicaid planning. The firm traces its roots back more than 130 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 30 East Pine StreetGeorgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 396-9645

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Delaware

Free Delaware forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Last Will and Testament

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Financial Power of Attorney

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