{"id":109,"date":"2012-06-04T14:22:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satisfyou.com\/jmd_client_sites\/flnav_wp\/?p=109"},"modified":"2020-10-03T01:38:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T01:38:08","slug":"what-is-guardianship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/2012\/06\/legal-services\/what-is-guardianship\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Guardianship?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A guardian can be either an individual or an institution such as, a bank trust department. A guardian is appointed by the courts when an individual has been adjudicated as incapacitated or lacking the capacity to care for self and\/or estate matters.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Types of Guardianships<\/strong><br \/>\nThe two most common types of guardianship are limited and plenary.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0In a limited guardianship, the guardian assumes only the delegable rights specifically given by a court order. The ward keeps all other decision-making rights not specifically outlined by the court.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0In a plenary guardianship, the guardian\u2019s delegable rights can\u00a0 be applied to the person, their estate, or both.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Guardianship of the Person <\/strong><br \/>\nGuardianship of the person may include:<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Determining and monitoring place of the\u00a0 ward\u2019s residence<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Consenting to and monitoring medical treatment and non-medical services such as education or counseling<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Releasing confidential information<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Making end-of-life decisions<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0 Maximizing independence for the ward<br \/>\n<strong>Guardianship of the Estate or Property <\/strong><br \/>\nGuardianship of the estate or property may include anything that is the subject of ownership whether tangible or intangible. The court may order the guardian to take control of and be responsible for the following:<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Acting as representative payee<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Determining benefits<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Obtaining appraisals of property<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Protecting property and assets from loss<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Receiving income for the estate<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Making appropriate disbursements<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Alternatives to Guardianship<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause establishing a guardianship is highly intrusive and involves the removal of rights from an individual, it should be considered only after other alternatives have been examined. When an individual still retains the capacity to act on his\/her own behalf, the following may be evaluated and determined as viable alternatives to guardianship:<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Case\/Care Management<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Health Care Surrogacy<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Living Trusts<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Durable Powers of Attorney<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Living Wills<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Joint Tenancy<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0Community Services \u25d9<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSource:<br \/>\nBroward County Guardianship Association www.guardiansofsfla.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guardian can be either an individual or an institution such as, a bank trust department. A guardian is appointed by the courts when an individual has been adjudicated as incapacitated or lacking the capacity to care for self and\/or estate matters. &nbsp; Types of Guardianships The two most common types of guardianship are limited [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[101,102,128,129,130],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-services","tag-guardian","tag-guardianship","tag-legal","tag-legal-guardian","tag-legal-services-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1967,"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions\/1967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flnavigator.com\/healthfairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}