אפוטרופסות על זקנים - היקף בארה"ב

אפוטרופסות על זקנים הינה אחת הסוגיות המשפטיות המרכזיות בתחום זכויות זקנים.

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From NAELA Newsletter (via Josh)

New Report Estimates Total Pending Guardianship Case
A new study by the National Center for State Courts attempts to estimate

the total number of guardianships and conservatorships in place in the

United States. Estimating this figure is tricky because of the lack of

consistent data collection across jurisdictions and for other reasons.

Nevertheless, the report suggests that at least 1.5 million adults were

under guardianship/conservatorship in 2008. Here’s an excerpt from the

report: “The reliance of projecting national estimates on data

provided by four states is less than ideal. Yet the data, which do not

include adult conservatorships, provide the best available figures for

active pending adult guardianships at this time. Using an average from

the four states, there are 664 active pending cases per 100,000 adults.

When applied to the U.S. adult population, this would mean there are 1.5

million active pending adult-guardianship cases. However, the variance

between states is high, and the number of active pending

adult-guardianship cases could range from fewer than 1 million to more

than 3 million.”

Source: National Center for State Courts (May 2011)