Guardianship Reviews
LII
What is the Legally incapacitated individual?
LEIN
What is the Law Enforcement Information Network?
Only power contained in the Power of Attorney for Healthcare that the Patient Advocate can exercise after the death of the Patient.
What is Anatomical Gift?
AIF
What is the Attorney-in-Fact?
If a funeral representative is not appointed who makes the decision regarding the disposition of an individual's remains.
Who is the surviving spouse or if no surviving spouse the children or if no surviving children the grandchildren (i.e. the heirs)?
A person who is appointed by the court to be responsible for their ward's care, custody and control, including the ability to make decisions regarding medical care and living arrangements.
What is the Guardian?
Number of witnesses required to sign a deed.
What is zero/none?
A type of care which can be provided to patients with a life expectancy of six months or less, whose goal is to make the patients remaining time comfortable and as meaningful as possible.
What is Hospice?
Pursuant to EPIC while acting as an Attorney-in-Fact, the Attorney-in-Fact cannot create an account or other asset in joint tenancy between himself or herself and the Principal unless authorized by a Court Order or this.
What is the Durable Power of Attorney for Finances?
An individual in possession of a decedent's original Will within a reasonable time must take the following action.
What is deliver it to the Probate Court having jurisdiction of the decedent?
This Division of Circuit Court has ancillary jurisdiction over Guardianship matters.
What is the Family Division of the Circuit Court?
EPC
What is the Estate Planning Clinic?
A type of care for patients after surgeries, illness or medical procedures, which intended for short-term care only and it rehabilitative.
What is convalescent care?
A container which can be rented at a bank or credit union where an individual can store documents and valuables.
What is a Safe Deposit Box?
MTC
What is the Michigan Trust Code?
The Court must find by this burden of proof that (1) The individual is an incapacitated individual; and (2) The appointment is necessary as a means of providing continuing care and supervision of the incapacitated individual - before a Guardian can be appointed.
What is Clear and Convincing Evidence?
The failure of a devise from a Will because the property is no longer in the estate.
What is Ademption?
POST
What is Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment?
VA
What is the Veterans Administration or Veterans Affairs?
Another name/title for an executor or executrix.
What is a Personal Representative?
Venue for a Guardianship is proper either where the Ward is present or this.
What is the Ward's County of Residence or where the Ward resides?
120 Hours
What is the statutory survival period pursuant to EPIC?
A procedure in which a brief application of electric stimulus is used to produce a generalized seizure to treat major depression.
What is Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
A person who is given the authority by Probate Court to be responsible for the assets (called an "estate") of a Protected Individual (PI).
Who is a Conservator?
An individual who is less than 18 years of age.
What is a minor?