THIRD NATIONAL GUARDIANSHIP SUMMIT STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Abstract

From October 13–15, 2011, the ten National Guardianship Network (NGN) sponsoring organizations, with eleven diverse cosponsors, convened the Third National Guardianship Summit at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City. With ninety-two delegates, observers, authors, funders, and facilitators participating, the Summit was a consensus conference on post-appointment guardian performance and decision-making for adults. The Summit delegates adopted a far-reaching set of recommendations for guardian standards, as well as additional recommendations for action by courts, legislatures, and other entitles. These documents from the Summit offer the groundwork for nationally recognized standards for guardians of adults.