Court-appointed guardians have many legal responsibilities. For example:
- regularly reporting to the court;
- visiting or taking care of the person they have been appointed to be a guardian for; and/or
- managing a person's personal needs or financial affairs, or both.
The following resources are available to help guardians fulfill their legal responsibilities:
Offers support, practical advice and training to help non-professional ("lay") guardians carry out their guardianship responsibilities.
Coordinates education, training, information services, monitoring and reporting for court-appointed New York fiduciaries, including guardians, attorneys for alleged incapacitated persons, and court evaluators.