| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 26 p.) : ill. |
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Title from title caption (viewed on Sept. 29, 2011). |
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"July 2011." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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"GAO-11-678." |
| File Type |
Text in PDF format. |
| Summary |
If Social Security (SSA), Veterans Affairs (VA), and state courts find that adults are incapacitated, they appoint federal fiduciaries and court-appointed guardians to make decisions on their behalf. Incapacity is often associated with old age, so if these arrangements are not overseen, older adults could be vulnerable to financial exploitation. This report assesses (1) SSA, VA, and state court procedures for screening potential fiduciaries and guardians; (2) SSA, VA, and state court fiduciary and guardian monitoring; (3) information sharing between SSA and VA and between each agency and state courts; and (4) federal support for court oversight of guardians. GAO interviewed federal and court officials and experts, and reviewed federal laws, regulations, and policies, and others' compilations of state guardianship laws. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. |
| Subject |
Trusts and trustees -- Government policy -- United States.
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Capacity and disability -- Government policy -- United States.
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Guardian and ward -- Government policy -- United States.
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Older people.
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Legal Guardians -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States. |
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Proxy -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States. |
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Aged -- United States. |
| Added Author |
United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging.
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| Added Title |
Incapacitated adults : oversight of federal fiduciaries and court appointed guardians needs improvement |
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Oversight of federal fiduciaries and court-appointed guardians needs improvement |
| Running Title |
Fiduciaries and guardians |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-11-678 |
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