Comparative perspectives on adult guardianship / edited by A. Kimberley Dayton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dayton, A. Kimberley, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capacity and disability.

Guardian and ward.

Physical Description:

xvii, 370 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2014]

Contents:

Roman origins of modern guardianship law / Denzil Lush

A modern history of guardianship law / A. Frank Johns

The journey through trans-national and multi-state guardianship jurisdictions / Sally Balch Hurme

Standards for decision making / Lawrence A. Frolik

Ethical issues for attorneys when dealing with clients who may have diminished capacity / Rebecca C. Morgan

Adult guardianship and tribal nations in the U.S. / Sarah Deer and Colette Routel

Guardianship in Australia / Karen Williams and Sue Field

The guardianship of incapable adults and their property in Canada / Robert M. Gordon and Ann M. Soden

Adult guardianship law in China : traditional values and modern international developments / Cora Chan and Rebecca Lee

Guardianship in England and Wales / Denzil Lush

Elder guardianship in Israel / Israel (Issi) Doron and Yael Waksman

Guardianship in Japan under the Adult Guardianship Law of 2000 / Makoto Arai

Guardianship legislation in the Netherlands / Kees Blankman

Korean guardianship / Je Cheol Ung

Adult guardianship in Sweden : a chief guardian's perspective / Christer Fjordevik

Turkish adult guardianship law in perspective / Ekrem Kurt and Sezgin Seymen Çebi

Guardianship in the U.S. : themes and commonalities across the states / A. Kimberley Dayton

Are guardianship laws and practices consistent with human rights instruments? / Anita Smith

Constructing incapacity : deconstructing capacity in adult guardianship / Doug Surtees

Alternatives to guardianship and supported decision-making / James H. Pietsch

LGBT issues and adult guardianship / Nancy J. Knauer

Guardianship accountability : key questions and promising practices / Erica Wood

State-of-the-art problem-solving : how guardianship mediation can protect elders while strengthening families / Kate Mewhinney

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-355) and index.

ISBN:

9781611631821

1611631823

OCLC:

850909561