§ 91.127. Liability of conservator. Enforcement Rule 327 provides that a conservator appointed under the Enforcement Rules shall: (1) Not be regarded as having an attorney-client relationship with clients of the absent attorney, except that the conservator shall be bound by the obligation of confidentiality imposed by the Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to information acquired as All conservators are required to have a copy of the handbook. It is the conservator s responsibility to ensure that the conservatee s needs are met. Some of the duties of the conservator of the person discussed in the Handbook for Conservators are: Making decisions about the conservatee s living arrangements. It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that rule 328 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement is amended in the attached form. This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103 (b), and shall be effective in 30 days. Additions to the rules are shown in bold and are Conservatorships. A conservator is a person appointed by the Probate Court to oversee the financial or personal affairs of an adult. In an involuntary conservatorship, a conservator is appointed only if the court determines that the individual is unable to care for him or herself, or unable to manage his or her financial affairs. In a voluntary This form must be included as part of a conservatorship proceeding. The conservatorship is not without oversight. The appointed conservator of the person must be trustworthy, and he or she must act solely for the benefit of the conservatee. An inventory of all of the conservatee's possessions and assets must be filed with the probate court. The subject of a conservatorship is referred to as a "protected person." Establishing and Handling a Guardianship The Petition and Hearing All the guardianship and conservatorship statutes are found in Title 14 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. The statutes spell out the entire process. Conservatorship is a serious matter. It requires a court hearing with all interested parties present. If the conservatorship is established, the individual or conservatee loses many civil rights most of us take for granted. He or she may lose the right to decide where to live or what medical treatment to accept or refuse. Also known as a general conservatorship. These are for the elderly or those with physical disabilities. They are not used for mental illness. These conservatorships are for life unless the conservator decides to terminate the conservatorship or the conservatee dies. These are managed by the probate code not Welfare and Institutions Code. The conservator must give a financial record of all expenditures to the court once a year. LPS Conservatorship (Lanterman-Petris-Short Act): This form of conservatorship is for an individual who has been found to be "gravely disabled" and can be used to involuntarily commit him/her to a mental institution. It is designed for people with Below are public guides that have been shared by other organizations that may be relevant for our members and the general public. Handbook for Conservators-Revised 2016 Outside Resource Links The below sites offer additional resources by outside organization's broken down by program theme. Please check the list of additional paperwork you may need while applying conservator forms: 1. Statement by the sponsored individual. 2. A court decis