A happy day in Guardianship Court: Restoration
Today I had the great fortune to participate in a case in which a person who has been under guardianship for six years had their capacity restored in full. This kind of situation doesn’t often happen, but it’s really fabulous.
This case started in 2010 when the parent and sibling came to me in an emergency to report that their loved one who I’ll call “X” had...
Person under Guardianship still has the right to vote
When a Court enters an order in a guardianship action that finds a person to be “incapacitated,” the Court is required in New Jersey to consider the functional areas in which the person needs or does not need a surrogate decision-maker, and must fashion the least restrictive arrangement that is consistent with the individual’s best interests. The Court can structure the...