SB 292

Abstract

Guardianship and conservatorship; report of guardian ad litem. Adds to the considerations regarding the suitability and propriety of a prospective guardian or conservator that a guardian ad litem is required to address in his report to the court following a petition for guardianship or conservatorship. The bill provides that the guardian ad litem shall consider the prospective guardian's or conservator's work as a professional guardian, including whether the person does so on a full-time basis, the prospective guardian's or conservator's expected capacity as a guardian, and whether the prospective guardian or conservator is named as a perpetrator in any substantiated adult protective services complaint involving the respondent following allegations of abuse or neglect.

Guardianship and conservatorship; report ofguardian ad litem. Adds to the considerations regarding the suitabilityand propriety of a prospective guardian or conservator that a guardianad litem is required to address in his report to the court followinga petition for guardianship or conservatorship. The bill providesthat the guardian ad litem shall consider the prospective guardian'sor conservator's work as a professional guardian, including whetherthe person does so on a full-time basis, the prospective guardian'sor conservator's expected capacity as a guardian, and whether the prospective guardian or conservator is named as a perpetrator inany substantiated adult protective services complaint involvingthe respondent.