Beyond Guardianship: Toward Alternatives That Promote Greater Self-Determination

Beyond Guardianship: Toward Alternatives That Promote Greater Self-Determination
ISBN-10
0160945232
ISBN-13
9780160945236
Pages
202
Language
English
Published
2018-03-27
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Author
National Council on Disability

Description

In general, guardianship involves a state-court determination that an individual lacks the capacity to make decisions with respect to their health, safety, welfare, and/or property. This Beyond Guardianship report explains how guardianship law has evolved, explores the due process and other concerns with guardianships, offers an overview of alternatives to guardianship, and identifies areas for further study. This report covers people with mental illness or disabilities, to include children populations and aging adult populations Legal standards of incapacity are also explored within this report. Discover more products related to this topic: Physically challenged collection and resources about persons that are disabled Aging resources collection Mental Health collection Childhood & Adolescence collection