New Mexico Guardianship Association

Conservatorship

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:35:12 +0000

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Guardianship

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:34:48 +0000

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Reporting

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:33:50 +0000

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Tutela

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:33:33 +0000

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Recursos

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:33:18 +0000

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Informe

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:33:02 +0000

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Curatela

NMGA — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:32:45 +0000

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What Are The Alternatives?

NMGA — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:50:16 +0000

A guardianship and conservatorship may be avoided by implementing an alternative type of surrogate decision making. Because such alternatives entail the signing of legal documents, they should be considered and implemented only by a legally competent adult.

Generally, no one has the right to make health care decisions or financial decisions for you unless there is a document granting them decision-making power.

In addition to signed legal documents, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (UHCDA) sets forth procedures for medical decision making in emergency medical situations. If you have not already designated a decision maker, the UHCDA allows certain persons to make decisions for you if you cannot make them yourself.* The UHCDA is usually used in times of medical emergency and should not be relied upon as a guardianship alternative.

The following alternatives and resources are merely a general summary. If you need additional assistance, you should consult an attorney regarding your specific situation.

* The UHCDA is not effective to designate a decision maker for mental health treatment decisions. If you become unable to make mental health treatment decisions on your own and you do not want a court to intervene, you must designate someone in advance.

You Could No Longer Care For Yourself?

NMGA — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:41:46 +0000

What will happen if you are unable to make health care or financial decisions for yourself? The time to plan for this possibility is now. By making your preferences known in advance, you can ensure your wishes will be followed and help your family avoid disagreements over the handling of your finances, personal needs and health care. Without proper planning, your family may be forced to seek the appointment of a guardian or conservator to make decisions for you if you become unable to make them.

What is Guardianship and Conservatorship?

NMGA — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:42:47 +0000

A person or organization appointed by a court to make health care decisions for another person is known as a guardian; a person or organization appointed to make financial decisions for another is known as a conservator. Guardians and conservators are appointed when a court determines that a person is mentally disabled or incapacitated and cannot make his or her own decisions. Guardianship and conservatorship are two forms of Surrogate Decision Making.