Conservatorships


What is a Conservatorship?

A Conservatorship is a Court-ordered relationship where one person manages the financial and/or medical decisions of another. The manager is called a Conservator. The person who needs help is called a Conservatee.

What is a Conservatorship of the Person?

A Conservatorship of the Person is where the Court orders someone (the Conservator) to be in charge of the Conservatee's healthcare decisions. The Court will decide what powers the Conservator has and when the Conservator must ask for the Court's permission. For example, the power to remove the Conservatee from life support is typically a power that you must ask the Court for if the time comes.

What is a Conservatorship of the Estate?

A Conservatorship of the Estate is where the Court orders the Conservator to be in charge of the Conservatee's finances. The Court will decide what powers the Conservator has. The Conservator of the Estate has a fiduciary duty to the Conservatee. This means that every decision the Conservator makes with the Conservatee's finances or property must be made with the best interests of the Conservatee in mind.

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