guardianship
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “guardianship” means—
(A) the process by which a State court determines that an adult individual lacks capacity to make decisions about self-care or property, and appoints another individual or entity known as a guardian, as a conservator, or by a similar term, as a surrogate decisionmaker;
(B) the manner in which the court-appointed surrogate decisionmaker carries out duties to the individual and the court; or
(C) the manner in which the court exercises oversight of the surrogate decisionmaker.
Source
- 2010–present42 U.S.C. § 1397jThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this division