Hawaii Guardianship Titles
- Hawaii Conservatorship and Guardianship Forms Manual, 2nd ed. byCall Number: KFH 92 .H39 2010 (Reserve)Publication Date: 2010The Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act was adopted by Hawaii in 2004 and effective on January 1, 2005. The Act completely replaces prior guardianship and protective proceedings contained in Article V, Chapter 560, Hawaii Revised Statutes. This title is the second edition.
Legal Treatises on Guardianships
Advising the Elderly Client: Guardianship & Conservatorship by
This is a digital version of the 4 volume treatise and offers a comprehensive survey of the major legal issues facing elderly clients.
Call Number: Digital: WestlawNext (Use limited to UH Law students, faculty and staff)Publication Date: 2004 (Updated annually)- Assessment of Older Adults with Diminish Capacity: A Handbook for Psychologists by
Table of Contents: The importance of psychological assessment of capacities -- Legal standards of diminished capacity -- Conceptual framework for capacity assessment -- Investigating the referral and planning your approach -- General approaches to assessing the older adult -- Assessing specific capacities -- Undue influence -- Working with lawyers and courts -- Emerging issues -- References.
Call Number: KF 390 .A4 A87 2008ISBN: 1604422343Publication Date: 2008
Guardianship : Court of Last Resort for the Elderly and Disabled by
This book pulls together the insightful, data-packed and carefully crafted articles on guardianship. This compilation traces with compelling clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's system of surrogate decision-making. It shows a patchwork of uneven law, practices and resources. It shows a glaring lack of procedural due process, sporadic judicial review, courts operating with limited resources, insufficient use of alternatives less restrictive than plenary guardianship, and the crying need for guardianship services for the unbefriended elderly. Offers pivotal questions regarding procedural safeguards, functional assessments of capacity, limited guardianship orders, and accountability are etched in striking detail and useful statistics.
Call Number: KF 553 .S36 1995ISBN: 0890899258Publication Date: 1995
Guardianships of Adults by
A comprehensive text on guardianship for community health and social service practitioners for their work with adults who have diminished capacities. The author introduces the subject by reporting case examples of people who are affected, and the reasons for focusing on guardianships at this point in time. Useful appendices expand and supplement the text of the book.
Call Number: KF 553 .Z9 Q56 2005ISBN: 0826126855Publication Date: 2005-01-01- Guardianship of the Elderly: Psychiatric and Judicial Aspects by
This book reviews all aspects of the guardianship process and provides new insights to ensure that the future provisions of guardianship are applied in human and effective ways.
Call Number: KF 553 .G83 1998ISBN: 0826111769Publication Date: 1998
- Incapacitated and Alone: Health Care Decsion-Making for the Unbefriended Elderly by Call Number: KF 390 .A4 K38 2003ISBN: 1590312724Publication Date: 2003
- Legal Issues of Dependent and Incapacitated People by Call Number: KF 390 .A4 S55 2007ISBN: 1887554564Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Older Wards and Their Guardians by
This work reviews the current thinking on guardianship of older persons, how the wards and the guardians are affected, and the process by which a person becomes a ward. The book, based on court records and a guardian questionnaire, considers the impact of current legislation on older wards. Recommendations for changes in the guardianship system are made in the final chapter, followed by a summary and conclusion section.
Call Number: KF553 .K45 1994ISBN: 0275944247Publication Date: 1994-08-30
