基本説明
Provides the first exhaustive analysis of public guardianship laws and programs since 1981, highlighting areas of progress and areas that need improvement.
Full Description
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.
Includes case studies on public guardianship programs in ten different states
Offers bibliographic listings of works cited in the text
Presents tables and charts showing important data
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. State Statutory Analysis: Adult Guardianship and Public Guardianship Law
3. Case Studies
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
5. Model Public Guardianship Act
Appendices
Appendix A: State Public Guardianship Statutory Charts
Table 1: Statutory Authority and Type of Program
Table 2: Procedural Due Process Safeguards in Guardianship
Table 3: Assessment; Civil Liberties; Selection of Guardian
Table 4: Powers and Duties of Guardians; Costs
Table 5: Additional Guardianship Provisions
Appendix B: State Public Guardianship Profiles
Appendix C: Classification of Models by State
Bibliography
Index
