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Committee hears technical updates to guardianship law; advocates press for clarity
Summary
ESSB 5837 would make technical revisions to adult-guardianship provisions in the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act, specifying when courts must appoint counsel and clarifying supported-decision-making agreement acceptance and third-party reliance.
The committee heard ESSB 5837 on Feb. 18, a bill proposing technical changes to adult guardianship and supported decision-making provisions.
Committee staff summarized two primary revisions: clarifying when a court must appoint an attorney for a respondent (including when the respondent objects, requests appointment, or…
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