CHALLENGES OF ADULT GUARDIANSHIP

Adult guardianship: narrative readings in the "shadow" of the law?

Adult guardianship is not a new idea; the concept was recognized in Roman times (McLaughlin, 1979; Sherman, 1980). Common law adult guardianship originated in the 13th century prerogative powers of the royal courts of England, who could appoint a person known as a “committee” of the person or his property (Krasik, 1989; Neugebauer, 1978). Over much of their life, these powers were administered ...

The C.A.M.W. Guardianship Scheme

an increase of 188 cases during the year 1929." On the same date there were 1,327 defectives on licence from Institutions. The development, therefore, of this form of care during the intervening years has been steady, and is progressing, partly owing to the continued delay in the provision of institutional accommodation, and more particularly owing to its proved value. The Guardianship Society ...

A conceptual model and assessment template for capacity evaluation in adult guardianship.

PURPOSE We develop a conceptual model and associated assessment template that is usable across state jurisdictions for evaluating the independent-living capacity of older adults in guardianship proceedings. DESIGN AND METHODS We used an iterative process in which legal provisions for guardianship and prevailing clinical practices for capacity assessment were integrated, through expert group c...

Guardianship: an alternative to "I'm sorry".

Guardianship of Children Born from Artificial Insemination

Infertility in the world today is no longer an inescapable problem, and doctors have been able to solve the problem of infertile treatment in a coherent way. The birth of children by artificial insemination is in the following ways: 1) Insemination by husband’s sperm with egg inside the uterus or out of it for fertilization, and 2) Inoculation by another sperm (stranger-donor) inside or outside...