Abstract
Given the size of the baby-boomer generation, the number of guardianship cases is expected to increase in the coming years. The problems revealed in this article—including the dismaying failure of courts to adequately monitor guardians and their wards, taken together with the resulting misfeasance and malfeasance by fiduciaries—can only be expected to multiply with the increase in cases. In doing so, states should consider the traditional tools used to regulate the profession, such as the use of licensure and certification. Also, the pressure to locate funding for guardians and the need for public guardian programs will become even more apparent in the years to come. More importantly, the difficulty involved in the struggle to locate public funds for guardianship should not excuse the failure to pursue those funds. Rather, states should consider using Medicaid and the PPACA as potential sources of funding for guardians.
Recommended Citation
Seal, Catherine and Crona, Spencer
(2012)
"Standards for Guardian Fees,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2012:
No.
3, Article 10.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2012/iss3/10