Answers About Guardianships And Conservatorships
Many people need to employ guardianship or conservatorship to help their loved ones. Most typically, people seek these in order to care for an aging parent who is declining cognitively. A guardianship allows people to make health decisions for their loved ones if they are unable do so to themselves. A conservatorship allows another person, a conservator, to have financial oversight of another person, sometimes used for minors who need help managing money or an elderly person who needs assistance.
Our guardianship and conservatorship attorney at Scheidecker Law in Fargo, North Dakota, has deep experience in these matters and can help people secure adult guardianships and conservatorships for their loved ones when necessary.
What Do Guardians/Conservators Have To Do?
These types of arrangements are made when a person cannot properly care for themselves. As mentioned above, guardians can make health care related decisions on behalf of their protected person while conservators make financial decisions.
Guardianships and conservatorships are established on behalf of an incapacitated person or someone who is otherwise unable to make decisions for themselves after someone petitions the court. The responsibilities of guardians and conservators are numerous. People must first complete a background check, and then submit yearly documents regarding their responsibilities to the courts.
Guardians in charge of medical decisions can make choices on behalf of another including authorizing medical and psychiatric care. However, some decisions also require court approval. Their key role is to provide care and protection for a person who cannot care for themselves. Conservators in charge of financial decisions should pay for the support, maintenance and education of their protected person. They are also supposed to pay debts and manage the estate of their protected person. Their key role is to protect the well-being and finances of their protected person.
How Do I Set Up A Conservatorship In Minnesota?
Setting up these arrangements can be a delicate process, but it starts when someone files a petition. After filing fees are paid, people must obtain court approval. A lawyer is essential in this process. A guardianship and conservatorship attorney can help you properly file during this process and provide guidance in making a solid argument to the court for this arrangement.
Get Help With These Processes
A guardianship and conservatorship attorney from our firm can help with these legal proceedings for people seeking to appoint a guardian or conservator. Contact us to get more information. You can use our online contact form or call 701-941-5800 to get in touch with a dedicated attorney from Scheidecker Law who can help.