What is a guardian/guardianship?
A guardian is a person appointed by the court that manages the affairs of an incapable person (someone who cannot mentally make a decision).
What is the difference between a Power of Attorney and Guardian?
You might be thinking that a Guardian/guardianship seems very similar to a Power of Attorney (POA). The main difference between the two is the following:
A guardian is appointed when a person is already incapable and did not make a valid Power of Attorney document.
There are two procedures for becoming a court-appointed guardian of property, “standard procedure” and “summary disposition procedure.”
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