Guardians must also file regular reports with the court. • Guardians of the person must file a report to the court at least once a year. Public guardianships (when a Local DSS or AAA serves as guardian of the person) are also reviewed by an Adult Public Guardianship Review Board . These multidisciplinary boards review public guardianship cases every six months and make recommendations to the court about whether a guardianship should be continued, modified, or terminated. • Guardians of the property must file an initial inventory of all the property, interests, and liabilities the person under guardianship has and must file an accounting at least once each year. At any time, the court can ask the guardian or other parties to provide more information. The court can also appoint an independent investigator to look into conflicts that arise, problems the court identifies, or to confirm that the guardianship is serving its purpose. The court is the ultimate guardian.
Termination Guardianships end when there is no longer a need for them. For example, a guardianship can end based on the “cessation of disability,” which means that the person regains capacity to make decisions without a guardian. The termination of a guardianship on the basis of cessation of disability is sometimes referred to as “restoration of rights.” A guardianship can also end if there are alternatives to guardianship available to meet the person’s needs. Finally, a guardianship ends if the person under guardianship dies.
The court must issue an order formally ending the guardianship. Until then, the guardian must keep performing their duties. IDEAL
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