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RSA 464-A:1 · Purpose
464-A:1 Purpose. – It is the purpose of this chapter to promote and protect the well-being of the proposed ward in involuntarily imposed protective proceedings. This chapter is designed to provide procedural and substantive safeguards for civil liberties and property rights of a proposed ward or an individual already under guardianship powers. It is the further purpose of this chapter to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance in the individual; to encourage rehabilitative care, rather than custodial care for incapacitated individuals; and to impose protective orders only to the extent necessitated by the individual's functional limitations. Source. 1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
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Source. 1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
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- 1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979
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r adults with a disability as defined in RSA 151-E:24 with discharge from a hospital setting to a less restrictive setting may seek to have a guardian or conservator appointed by the probate court, pursuant to RSA 464-A, for any older adult or adult with a disability who: (a) Requires an alternative decision maker to assist with discharge; (b) Is deemed incapacitated by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (c) Cannot secure
Opinions and discipline decisions mentioning this RSA
- 2021-0408, In re Guardianship of D.E. Supreme Court opinion · November 16, 2023
- 2021-0118, In re Guardianship of C.R. Supreme Court opinion · February 8, 2022
- 2011-218, In re Guardianship of Raymond B. Supreme Court opinion · April 10, 2012
- 2011-171, In re Guardianship of Mary Louise Eaton Supreme Court opinion · March 23, 2012
- 2008-331, IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF PAUL T. WILLIAMS Supreme Court opinion · October 30, 2009
- LD-2009-002, WYATT'S CASE Supreme Court opinion · September 18, 2009
- 2007-786, IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF DONALD A. DOMEY Supreme Court opinion · October 29, 2008
- Donald L. Wyatt Jr. (2009) Attorney discipline decision · March 26, 2002