An incapacitated person cannot enter into a consent order declaring him to be incapacitated nor can he consent to the appointment of a plenary guardian; where the petitioner claimed that he had ...

In March 2016, one of the co-authors of this column co-wrote an article for this publication titled "Article 17-A Guardianship Statute: Still Alive and Well." 1 It contained an examination of whether ...

Personal autonomy is a right so basic it is often taken for granted. Yet state courts routinely appoint guardians for individuals deemed incapable of making their own personal decisions, stripping ...