The Commission proposes reforms in the law of guardianship of a child’s person and estate. A draft of a Children’s Act is presented as an alternative to The Infants Act, which is now disjointed and in need of modernization and clarification. The draft incorporates proposals from this report and from the Commission’s 1981 Custody Report.
Publications by Key Term: guardian
Personal Guardianship:Tentative Proposals for a Guardianship Act, Part I Jan 1981
A legal framework on personal guardianship is needed to protect elderly and mentally disabled people in need of care. The Commission recommends that this area of law be reformed so that personal guardians can be appointed for people who cannot take care of themselves, whether or not property management is involved.