ACL WINGS Project Tools

Action Tools

• The Role of Adult Protective Services (APS) in Guardianship Cases 
  
• Background Brief: Reviewing Guardianship Abuse Cases
  
• Right to and Role of Counsel in Guardianship Proceedings
• Court Assessment of Individual Abilities & Limitations
• Less Restrictive Options

Evaluation Tools

• Strategic Action Planning Tool with Power Point
• Evaluation: Why? What? How? Richard Van Duizend, National Center for State Courts
• ABA Commission Stakeholder Representative Survey 

WINGS Forum Materials

2018 WINGS Forum Backgrounders

• Addressing Guardianship
• Education and Training
• Least Restrictive Options
• Public Participation and Outreach
  
• Stakeholder Engagement

2019 WINGS Forum Handouts

ABA Commission Summaries

• Factors in WINGS Sustainability
• Potential Funding Sources for WINGS
• Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act – Provisions Strengthening Court Oversight & Guardian

State WINGS Handouts

Alabama

• Alabama WINGS Probate Court Survey
• Alabama Legislative Resolution Supporting WINGS

Idaho

• Differentiated Court Management Tool for Guardianship Monitoring and Instructions
  
• Complaint Procedure and Complaint Form Instructions

Kentucky

• State Establishes WINGS

Minnesota

• Tips for Guardians
• Tips for Conservators
• Tips to Prepare for a Conservator Account Audit
• Wings Bylaws

Montana

• Legislation establishing WINGS

Nevada

• Guardianship Monitoring and Oversight

North Carolina

• Rethinking Guardianship: An Introduction to Options

Oregon

Guardian Partners in Oregon provides education to guardians, as well as monitoring by court-appointed volunteers.

• Court Order Concerning Qualifications, Standards and Procedures for Court-Appointment of Protected Person Special Advocate
• Court Appointment of Protected Person Special Advocate
• Order for Mandatory Training for Non-Professional Fiduciaries
• Stakeholder/Volunteer Time Reporting Form 

Utah

• Judge Suspects Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation in Guardianship Cases
• Memorandum of Understanding Between the Court Visitor Program and Adult Protective Services
• Utah WINGS Bylaws

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