Used by bench & bar, this complete practice manual covers the appointment of guardians & conservators of mentally disabled individuals & children. Learn the workings of the system all the players, rules, & documents that are necessary to do your job well. Devise strategies guided by authors who have "been there" & understand the huge demands on your time. Learn, for example, how to persuade the court regarding difficult questions such as: a person's right to die; whether to medicate for psychotic symptoms; whether to limit or expand a guardian's powers; a ward's right to vote; whether a mentally retarded woman can be sterilized; whether a child should be removed to the custody of the DSS.