New Hampshire Statutes
§ 464-A:1 — Purpose
New Hampshire·Title XLIV GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS
It is the purpose of this chapter to promote and protect the well-being of the proposed ward in involuntarily imposed protective proceedings. This chapter is designed to provide procedural and substantive safeguards for civil liberties and property rights of a proposed ward or an individual already under guardianship powers. It is the further purpose of this chapter to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance in the individual; to encourage rehabilitative care, rather than custodial care for incapacitated individuals; and to impose protective orders only to the extent necessitated by the individual's functional limitations.
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Legislative History
1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
Nearby Sections
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§ 464-A:1
Purpose§ 464-A:10
Who May be Guardian§ 464-A:11
Letters of Guardianship§ 464-A:11-a
Extension of Guardianship§ 464-A:12
Temporary Guardian§ 464-A:14
Who Shall be Conservator§ 464-A:15
Bond; Notice§ 464-A:16
Termination of Conservatorship§ 464-A:17
Appointment for Absentees§ 464-A:18
Bond; Powers of Absentee Conservator§ 464-A:19
Termination of Absentee Conservatorship§ 464-A:2
Definitions§ 464-A:21
Bond