CLE On New Concept in Alternatives to Guardianship In Texas

The Texas Bar Association is presenting a CLE entitled, Supports and Services: A New Concept in Alternatives to Guardianship, Wednesday August 19, 2015, 12:30-1:30pm Central, online.  Here is why you should sign up:

This program covers the concept of ‘Supports and Services,’ made a vital part of the guardianship process by HB39, implementing the Texas WINGS initiative, an interdisclipinary workgroup tasked by the Texas Office of Court Administration to identify strengths and weaknesses in the state’s current system of adult guardianship. As an adjunct to the doctrine of the Least Restrictive Alternative, found in the first section of the guardianship laws (Texas Estates Code §1001.001), the concept of ‘supports and services’ is now an integral part of the process of identifying the need for a guardianship or the ability to employ a less restrictive alternative, often supplemented by an available support or service.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the doctrine of both ‘less restrictive alternatives’ to guardianship and the concept of ‘supports and services’ and how the two interact to lessen the impact of the guardianship process whenever possible.

• Develop familiarity with the available alternatives and their varied applications.

• Hone your diagnostic skills in analyzing the various options.

• Become a better resource to your clients, colleagues and the court.