GUARDIANSHIP.
Guardianship means obtaining the legal authority to make
decisions for another person. A guardian is the person appointed by the court
to make decisions on behalf of someone else.
A guardianship may be needed over a child if there is no parent
available to care for the child. This guardian will have responsibility over
the child’s estate until the child reaches the age of majority / becomes an
adult (18 years of age).
A guardianship may be needed over an adult if the adult is
incapacitated (the person is unable to take care of himself or herself due to
mental illness mental deficiency, disease or mental incapacity).
Guardianship over a child lasts until the child turns 18 or
becomes an adult while guardianship over an adult last until the adult regains
the ability to care for himself or until the adult passes away.
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