In every state, when an adult has a diminished capacity to make decisions about personal affairs or property management, a court may transfer the individual’s right to make decisions to a guardian. This Article argues that, in most cases, it would be preferable to support decision making rather than supplant it through guardianship, and then seeks to locate a right to receive such support as a ...

The study sought to estimate the presence of cats and dogs in households in the urban area of the city and assess responsible guardianship and associated factors. A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted using the multi-stage sampling process and the census sectors of the demographic census of the year 2010 carried out by IBGE were used as conglomerates. The unit under study was ...

This paper explores how distinctions between private and public underpin the concept of guardianship that has been applied to the understanding and control of crime in residential areas. Specifically, it focuses on the guardianship of private property in (affluent) residential suburbs. First, the paper discusses the concept of "natural surveillance'' and identifies its role in the crime prevent...

Adult guardianship is not a new idea; the concept was recognized in Roman times (McLaughlin, 1979; Sherman, 1980). Common law adult guardianship originated in the 13th century prerogative powers of the royal courts of England, who could appoint a person known as a “committee” of the person or his property (Krasik, 1989; Neugebauer, 1978). Over much of their life, these powers were administered ...

In grappling with the problem of the incompetent psychiatric in-patient who needs but refuses treatment, legal authorities have often turned to legal guardianship-a special case of substituted judgment-as a solution. A number of contemporary legal cases l a have turned upon the issue of substituted judgment, while a number of articles in the professional literature48 have addressed the problems...

Guardianship is intended to protect incapacitated individuals through the appointment of a surrogate decision maker. Little is known about how judges, attorneys, and professional guardians assess the need for guardianship, to what extent they apply statutory guidelines when making these determinations, and how their decisions compare. Three groups of participants (probate judges, elder law atto...

Perspective Under the provisions of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 in Tasmania, people aged 18 y or older can appoint a substitute decisionmaker know an enduring guardian, and the document of appointm is registrable with the Guardianship and Administrati Board. Tasmania is the only Australian jurisdiction, an one of few in the world, to operate a state-funded reg and to require re...

A mentally incapacitated 82-year-old man with no relatives was managed by a geriatrician-led multidisciplinary team when medical staff realised he was at risk of being exploited. They initiated a series of protective measures including an emergency guardianship application. The Guardianship Board appointed the Director of Social Welfare as his public guardian. This case illustrates that hospita...