On behalf of Law Offices of Frye, Fortich & Garcia, P.L. | Sep 14, 2016 | Guardianships & Conservatorships
Guardianships can be critical for people who need help managing certain matters for reasons including age or incapacity. When in place, a guardianship can protect a ward’s medical care, legal rights and financial well-being.
As important as guardianships can be, they can and do become unnecessary for many people at a certain point. In this post, we will look at why guardianships can be terminated and what options you have if you are either the guardian or the ward looking for a change.
As noted in this FindLaw article, some common reasons why a guardianship could be terminated include:
- A ward regaining or developing the capacity to take over a guardian’s duties
- A guardian or ward moving out of state
- The guardian wanting to resign or needing to be removed for breeching his or her duties
- A lack of assets that need protection because they have been extinguished
- The ward passing away
In these scenarios, it may be wise or necessary to terminate a guardianship. In some cases, the guardian’s responsibilities may be transferred to another guardian or they may be taken over by the ward.
If you are a ward or guardian looking to have this relationship terminated, you need to know that you cannot just end it yourself. You will need to have a court approve
