Bill > H1573

This bill establishes an Office of Adult Decisional Support Services within the Executive Office of the Trial Court in Massachusetts. The office's purpose is to implement legal and ethical standards for adult decisional support services, including guardianships and conservatorships appointed under the state's laws, as well as voluntary services provided through alternatives to judicial appointment. The office will be led by a Judicial Administrator of Decisional Support, who will have the authority to review cases, develop databases, communicate with court personnel and decisional fiduciaries, and propose administrative or judicial procedures to prevent potential errors or abuses by decisional fiduciaries. The bill also gives the Judicial Administrator the ability to petition for modifications or terminations of guardianships and conservatorships, and to file complaints against decisional fiduciaries, if evidence of wrongdoing is discovered.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1573