Guardianship: The Court of Last Resort for the Elderly and Disabled

by Winsor C. Schmidt

"Here at last is a book pulling together the insightful, data-packed and carefully crafted articles on guardianship… This compilation…traces with compelling clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's system of surrogate decision-making. It shows a patchwork of uneven law, practices and resources. It shows a glaring lack of procedural due process, sporadic judicial review, courts operating with limited resources, insufficient use of alternatives less restrictive than plenary guardianship, and the crying need for guardianship services for the unbefriended elderly… All of the pivotal questions of procedural safeguards, functional assessments of capacity, limited guardianship orders, and accountability are etched in striking detail and useful statistics." ― BIFOCAL

286 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[Tyshawn Knight]

My husband's mother is his guardian. She has all of my wifely rights. I have to ask her permission to see him and she refuses to let me see his medical records. If you are disabled or have someone disabled in your family you must read this book before you consider guardianship. If you are elderly you must read this book and learn how to protect yourself. In fact if you are a human being you must read this book if you live in the United States because you don't know if tomorrow you will be disabled...Accidents happen every day.