Alternatively, you may commence legal proceedings such as a guardianship, whereby you seek to have a legal guardian appointed for your family member.

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As long as the person meets the legal standards, there can be a conservatorship or guardianship.

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Conservatorship and guardianship proceedings have an important place in our legal system, particularly when an elderly, vulnerable adult or someone with a developmental disability needs protection.

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If the aging parent is too far into dementia to understand a legal document and to sign anything, there is only one choice left: guardianship.

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