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Amending The Uniform Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Act To Implement The Standards And Recommendations Of The Third National Guardianship Summit, David M. English Apr 2016

Amending The Uniform Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Act To Implement The Standards And Recommendations Of The Third National Guardianship Summit, David M. English

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The Third National Guardianship Summit, which was held in 2011, recommended the adoption of 70 standards and recommendations relating to guardianship law and practice. This article analyzes the standards and recommendations that might best be implemented by statutory change. The article focuses in particular on how the standards and recommendations might be applied in the current project to amend the Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act (UGPPA), various versions of which have been enacted in numerous states.