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Public Guardianship: In the Best Interests of Incapacitated People?

Public Guardianship: In the Best Interests of Incapacitated People?

Teaster, Pamela B.
Jr, Winsor C. Schmidt
Ph D., Susan A. Lawrence

Hardcover

General LawGeneral Political ScienceSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0313378274
ISBN13: 9780313378270
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Feb 1 2010
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

This book offers the first full examination of the legal role of public guardianship in 25 years, comparing current conditions to those when the last study was published in 1981.

Public Guardianship: In the Best Interests of Incapacitated People? is written to advance public understanding of what happens to disabled and elderly adults when no family member or friend is available to be a caregiver or guardian should it become necessary. It is the first major study on this critically important issue since 1981. Conducted by experts in gerontology, social work, public policy, and public health, it finds that, although progress has been made, guardianship programs around the country still are hampered by limited staff and resources.

Public Guardianship analyzes the full range of state statutes governing guardianship, including guardian eligibility, investigation, due process, rights, powers, costs, and monitoring. The authors report their case studies of public guardianship programs, marshaling and comparing field data from their surveys of stakeholders in ten states. The book concludes with a variety of recommendations for improving guardianship programs, including the authors' Model Public Guardian Act.

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