There are some situations when a senior can end up being a Ward of the Courts. Inadequate planning is the primary reason this happens. As a Ward, the senior is no longer able to make their own decisions, either or both financial or healthcare so a Judge will take over this responsibility for the disabled individual.
Some of the more common reasons this happens are as below:
There are indeed others reasons the Courts assume responsibility, but these are some of the most common. The rationale for sharing this blog is that we each can do these designations long before there is the need. However, due to pain, procrastination, fear, and denial, we do not enact our wishes in time.
There is no time like the present to act on your requests. As an adult human being, we deserve the right to speak on our behalf. Do not give that vital role away to someone who does not know who you are, how you've lived your life and what you wanted in your journey. For more information about Wards of the Court and how to avoid becoming one contact me here.