Guardianship & Conservatorship of Incapacitated Persons | Mass.gov

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Guardianship is a legal process that grants the guardian authority to care for and make decisions on behalf of an incapacitated adult. An incapacitated person is someone with a clinically diagnosed condition that leaves them unable to make or communicate decisions affecting their physical health, safety, or self-care. The person asking to be named guardian is called the petitioner, and the person believed to be incapacitated is called the respondent.

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File for guardianship of an incapacitated person Request temporary guardianship of an incapacitated person

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