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Peer reviewedBulcroft, Kris; And Others – Gerontologist, 1991
Examined demographic profiles of older wards and their guardians and adjudication process, as experienced by older persons placed in legal guardianship. Found that family members' petitions for guardianship were seldom challenged by older person and goal of most guardianship cases was to preserve older individual's estate. Suggests that state…
Descriptors: Competence, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Elder Abuse
