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Guardianships

Reliable Guardianships Legal Advice, Focused Personal Service

Has your loved one been found incapable of attending to his or her personal or financial needs?

When a personal needs or property management guardianship is in order, we can help you execute it — smoothly, professionally and with utmost sensitivity to your family's feelings.

We are the White Plains law firm of Penachio & Malara, LLP. In addition to our business, bankruptcy and real estate legal services, we have assisted families with estate planning and guardianship goals since 1991.

A legal team's experience with establishing guardianships can make a real difference in the well-being of your incapacitated loved one. Attorneys Ann Penachio and Frank Malara bring almost 25 years of combined experience to the protection of your relative's legal rights.

Contact us, toll-free, from wherever you are in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess or Rockland counties, or in New York City. Reach us at 888-368-5232.

Does a Family Member with Special Needs Require a Guardian? We Can Help.

Our focused and caring New York lawyers are prepared to assist at any time with guardianship legal devices such as:

  • Guardianship appointments
  • Powers of attorney
  • Health care proxies
  • Supplemental needs trusts
  • Nursing home or assisted living home placement
  • Insurance planning
  • Medicaid planning
  • Government benefits eligibility
  • Asset protection
  • Conservatorship appointments

Whether a guardianship is your top priority, or a wills and trusts question begs for an accurate answer, our full-service estate planning and probate administration law firm can get results for you. Count on our law offices for the reliable counsel and personal service you deserve.

At Penachio & Malara, LLP, Your Initial Consultation is Always Free

It costs nothing to speak with us about the guardianship you are seeking. Contact us in White Plains by calling toll-free or e-mailing us. 888-368-5232. Overnight messages are promptly responded to the next day.

Penachio Malara, LLP, serves clients in New York cities such as White Plains, Eastchester, Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, Poughkeepsie, Tarrytown, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, Bronx, Manhattan, Carmel, New City, Mahopac, Mt, Kisco and others throughout Westchester County, Putnam County, Rockland County and Dutchess County.