Rethinking Guardianship (again): Substituted Decision Making as a Violation of the Integration Mandate of Title Ii of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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In every state, when an adult has a diminished capacity to make decisions about personal affairs or property management, a court may transfer the individual’s right to make decisions to a guardian. This Article argues that, in most cases, it would be preferable to support decision making rather than supplant it through guardianship, and then seeks to locate a right to receive such support as a less restrictive alternative to the substituted decision making that characterizes guardianship.
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