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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814023803321

Titolo

Public guardianship : in the best interests of incapacitated people? / / Pamela B. Teaster ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , 2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-82-16-00304-5

1-282-53536-6

0-313-37828-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TeasterPamela B (Pamela Booth)

Disciplina

346.7301/8

Soggetti

Capacity and disability - United States

Guardian and ward - United States

People with disabilities - Care - Government policy - United States

People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

People with disabilities - Services for - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. State Statutory Analysis: Adult Guardianship and Public Guardianship Law; 3. Case Studies; 4. Conclusions and Recommendations; 5. Model Public Guardianship Act; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers the first full examination of the legal role of public guardianship in 25 years, comparing current conditions to those when the last study was published in 1981.