State Chart of Guardianship/Conservatorship Statutes
This chart was prepared as part of a 2016 Research Grant from the Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging. It covers related provisions in the current Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, as well as comparable laws in the fifty states. The headings in the chart are based on a 2008 chart provided by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging which is found on their website along with other state by state comparison charts. Categories addressed include any policy statement found in the law, whether there is a statutory definition of limited guardianship or conservatorship, limits on the guardian or conservator’s powers, whether personal rights are retained under the statute, and whether the order specifies limits. These charts are current as of September 2015, and will be updated, as needed