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Incapacitated adults : oversight of federal fiduciaries and court-appointed guardians needs improvement : report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trusts and trustees--Government policy--United States.
- Trusts and trustees.
- Capacity and disability--Government policy--United States.
- Capacity and disability.
- Guardian and ward--Government policy--United States.
- Guardian and ward.
- Older people.
- Legal Guardians--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Proxy--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Aged.
- United States.
- elderly.
- Guardian and ward--Government policy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Legal Guardians--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Proxy--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Aged.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 26 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Oversight of federal fiduciaries and court-appointed guardians needs improvement
- Fiduciaries and guardians
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
- Summary:
- If Social Security (SSA), Veterans Affairs (VA), and state courts find that adults are incapacitated, they appoint federal fiduciaries and court-appointed guardians to make decisions on their behalf. Incapacity is often associated with old age, so if these arrangements are not overseen, older adults could be vulnerable to financial exploitation. This report assesses (1) SSA, VA, and state court procedures for screening potential fiduciaries and guardians; (2) SSA, VA, and state court fiduciary and guardian monitoring; (3) information sharing between SSA and VA and between each agency and state courts; and (4) federal support for court oversight of guardians. GAO interviewed federal and court officials and experts, and reviewed federal laws, regulations, and policies, and others' compilations of state guardianship laws.
- Notes:
- Title from title caption (viewed on Sept. 29, 2011).
- "July 2011."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "GAO-11-678."
- OCLC:
- 755040928
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