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Conservatorship: A Viable Alternative To Incompetency, Allen Federman
Conservatorship: A Viable Alternative To Incompetency, Allen Federman
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The Article presents a general introduction to the concept of conservatorship, which is utilized to protect and care for the assets of impaired, but not adjudicated as incompetent, individuals. The Article gives an overview of the legislative history leading to the enactment of Article 77 of the New York Mental Hygiene Law and it explores some of the alternatives to conservatorship by discussing the benefits and disadvantages that the alternative processes provide to the impaired individual, the conservatee. The Article also discusses the role the conservator plays in the appointment and termination processes, how the conservator goes about marshaling the …
Mandatory Reporting Of Elder Abuse: A Cheap But Ineffective Solution To The Problem, Dyana Lee
Mandatory Reporting Of Elder Abuse: A Cheap But Ineffective Solution To The Problem, Dyana Lee
Fordham Urban Law Journal
During the past decade physicians, social workers, and the media have sought to inform the American public that many elder adults are being maltreated by in-home caretakers. As a result of articles and reports identifying potentially large numbers of cases, society is slowly accepting the fact that this form of family violence exists. This growing awareness has caused a legislative response which has focused on increasing the reporting of potential abuses. Since 1977, thirty-nine states have enacted legislation providing for the reporting of in-home adult or elder abuse. Seldom has a specific kind of legislation received such popular support and …