A LOOK INTO THE LAWS OF CONSERVATORSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES

Abstract

Conservatorships are arrangements that were created in the 1900s to assist incapacitated individuals. Conservatorships are established to aid the conservatee who is an individual that has demonstrated that they cannot handle their financial or personal matters by themselves and need assistance. The conservatee is then granted a conservator who will assist them with their matters while they are incapacitated. Conservatorships can be beneficial for conservatees but also can expose the conservatee to abuse and exploitation. In order to prevent conservatorship abuse and neglect, new laws must be created to prohibit conservatorship abuse. There are existing flaws within the conservatorship system that need to be fixed in order to protect and benefit the conservatee.