What to do
Guardianship and continuing power of attorney
When is guardianship needed? Are you preparing a continuing power of attorney for yourself?
This guide provides information on what guardianship is, when a guardian is needed and what is meant by a continuing power of attorney and a continuing power of attorney document.
This guide will help you
How to prepare a continuing power of attorney
When to consider guardianship
When a child needs a guardian
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- Take these steps
- Prepare for the future with a continuing power of attorney
- Preparing a continuing power of attorney
- Content of a continuing power of attorney document
- Keeping and validating the continuing power of attorney document
- Cancelling or changing the continuing power of attorney
- Identifying the situation
- Starting to use the power of attorney
- Managing matters with a continuing power of attorney
- End of the continuing power of attorney
- Identifying the situation of a close person
- Applying for guardianship
- During the guardianship
- Guardianship ends or the guardian is replaced
- When does a child need a guardian?
- Duties of a child’s guardian
- You guardianship duties are ending
- Help with managing finances
- Applying for a guardian for yourself
- If a guardian is appointed to me
- Changing guardians or termination of guardianship