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Conservatorship: Dangers and Benefits

When anyone is put in charge of another's wellbeing, there's a risk for abuse, especially in the case of fame and fortune.
Without money or influence, the conservatee may struggle to prove that they are being abused by their conservator. Once you're deemed "mentally unfit," anything you say or do can be questioned.
Conservators are paid for providing care. Because of this payment, she says, some are going to try to push to keep the conservatorship in place.
Conservatorships are there for a reason. They provide care for people who cannot care for themselves. Think of someone with severe dementia who, without a conservator, might forget that they left the stove on.

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Conservatorship: Medieval Roots

If you want to understand the modern conservatorship, you have to go back in time—at least half a millennium: these provisions go back to medieval England, to when the Crown took over the estates of noblemen who were unable to manage them.
Conservatorships ha...

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What A Conservatorships Is

Sometimes called guardianship (depending on the state), a conservatorship is a legal arrangement whereby a conservator (or guardian) is appointed to make decisions on the incapacitated person's, behalf when they are found unable to manage daily life without being a danger to them...

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