Emergency Guardianship

An emergency guardianship is a special kind of legal authority to make another person’s decisions that is appointed by the courts, usually after some sort of injury or incapacitating event has occurred to the person over whom guardianship is being granted. While most people certainly hope to never become or worse yet need an emergency guardian themselves, life doesn’t always go according to hopes, and it is therefore prudent to understand what emergency guardianship generally entails. 1) How Are Emergency Guardianships Created? Emergency guardians are almost always appointed by a judge. It is also possible in certain cases for people to appoint their own emergency guardians. When people write an advanced directive, living will or other similar legal document, they often include language that appoints a specific person of their choice to act of their behalf in the event of death or incapacitation. When an emergency guardianship is appointed by a judge, the judge’s order will usuall