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Adult Guardianship: Rule s o f Supe rinte nde nc e 66.01 thro ug h 66.09

Ove rvie w

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Co mmo n lang uag e

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L

• c al rule s

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Dig nity and auto no my o f ward

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Re spo nsibilitie s o f c o urts

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E duc atio n

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Re spo nsibilitie s o f g uardians to c o urt and ward

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Guardian’ s c o mpe nsatio n

Sup.R. 66.01: De finitio ns

 Be st inte re st  Dire c t se rvic e s  Guardian  Ward  Guardianship se rvic e s

Sup.R. 66.01(A): Be st I nte re st

 Maximize s be st fo r ward

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e ast intrusive

 Mo st no rmalizing , and  L

e ast re stric tive c o urse o f ac tio n g ive n ne e ds o f ward

Dire c t Se rvic e s vs. Guardianship Se rvic e s

Sup.R. 66.01(B): Dire c t Se rvic e s

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Ho me and c o mmunity-base d c are and institutio nally-base d c are pro vide rs

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No t g uardianship se rvic e s

Sup.R. 66.01(E ): Guardianship Se rvic e s

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Dutie s no rmally assig ne d to g uardians o f adult wards

Sup.R. 66.02: Applic atio n

• f Rule s

 Applie s to all g uardians o f adult

wards

 Po ssible e xc e ptio n family g uardians

re late d to the ward by blo o d o r marriag e

Sup.R. 66.03: L

• c al Rule

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me rg e nc y g uardianship

 Co mplaints & Co mme nts pro c e ss  Co mplaint in writing  De sig nate d pe rso n  Pro vide c o py to g uardian  Maintain re c o rd o f dispo sitio n  No tify c o mplainant o f dispo sitio n  De te rmine manne r to ke e p re c o rd

Sup.R. 66.04: E stablishme nt o f Guardianship

 Co nside r “limite d” g uardianship

be fo re “ple nary” g uardianship [Sup.R. 66.04(A)]

 Dire c t se rvic e pro vide rs c anno t

se rve as g uardians fo r wards fo r who m the y pro vide dire c t se rvic e s [Sup.R. 66.04(D)]

Sup.R. 66.05: Re spo nsibilitie s

• f Co urts

 Criminal bac kg ro und c he c k  Co mplianc e with e duc atio n  Ro ste r o f g uardians with 10+ wards

Sup.R. 66.06 & 66.07: E duc atio n

 6-ho ur pre -appo intme nt g uardian

fundame ntal c o urse ; po ssible e xc e ptio n fo r g o o d c ause fo r e xpe rie nc e d g uardians

 3-ho ur annual c o ntinuing e duc atio n c o urse  Pro vide d by Judic ial Co lle g e o r c o urt-appro ve d

pro vide r

 Duty to re po rt  No t e lig ible fo r ne w appo intme nts, if fail to me e t

c o ntinuing e duc atio n

Sup.R. 66.08: Ge ne ral Re spo nsibilitie s o f Guardians

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nfo rm the c o urt if g uardianship sho uld be limite d o r te rminate d [Sup.R. 66.08(D)]

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nfo rm the c o urt o f ward’ s c hang e o f re side nc e [Sup.R. 66.08(E )]

 Submit annual plan with g uardian’ s g o als

fo r ward [Sup.R. 66.08(H)

Sup.R. 66.08: Ge ne ral Re spo nsibilitie s o f Guardians

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nfo rm c o urt if so urc e o f inc o me has c hang e d to so le ly a g o ve rnme nt so urc e [Sup.R. 66.08(I )]

 Co mpe nsatio n subje c t to lo c al rule and

appro ve d by c o urt [Sup.R. 66.08(J) & Sup.R. 73]

 Be atte ntive to appare nt o r ac tual

c o nflic t o f inte re st [Sup.R. 66.08(K )]

Sup.R. 66.09: Re spo nsibilitie s

• f Guardian to Ward

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L e ast re stric tive c ho ic e s and de c isio ns fo r ward

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L e ast limiting o n ward’ s rig hts, fre e do m, o r e nviro nme nt [Sup.R. 66.09(C)]

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Pe rso n-c e nte re d planning

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Balanc e ward’ s maximum inde pe nde nc e and se lf-re lianc e with the ward’ s be st inte re st [Sup.R. 66.09(D)]

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Me e t quarte rly with ward [Sup.R. 66.09(F )(2)(a)]

Sup.R. 66.09: Re spo nsibilitie s

• f Guardian to Ward

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• ste r ward’ s po sitive re latio nships and

suppo rt ne two rk [Sup.R. 66.09(E )]

 Mo nito r and c o o rdinate se rvic e s amo ng

se rvic e pro vide rs and with the o the r g uardian, if o ne has be e n appo inte d [Sup.R. 66.09(H)]

 Be info rme d o f the ward’ s pre fe re nc e s

and be lie f syste m re g arding e nd o f life de c isio ns and e xtrao rdinary me dic al issue s [Sup.R. 66.09(I ) & Sup.R. 66.09(J)]

Sup.R. 66.09: Re spo nsibilitie s

• f Guardian to Ward

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xe rc ise due dilig e nc e [Sup.R. 66.09(B)]

 Duty o f c o nfide ntiality [Sup.R. 66.09(L

)]

 Mo nito r and manag e c ase lo ad [Sup.R.

66.09(K )]

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