Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Options

Guardianship

• Oregon Guide to Help Guardians Make Decisions for Protected Persons
  
• Guardianship in Oregon explained in brief for medical and other care professionals
• Disability Rights Oregon
• Guardianship Handbook: Protective Proceedings for Adults (English)
• Manual de Tutela: Procesos Judiciales de Protección para Adultos (Español)
• Guardianship, Advocacy and Planning Services (GAPS) program
• Duties of a Guardian in Oregon (Deschutes County Circuit Court)
  
• Guardian/Conservator Association of Oregon
• Multnomah County Public Guardian Program
  

Conservatorship

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's guide for conservators
• Duties of a Conservator in Oregon (Deschutes County Circuit Court)

Powers of attorney

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's guide for powers of attorney
• Oregon State Bar's Powers of Attorney and Other Decision-Making Tools

Representative payees or Veterans Administration (VA) fiduciaries

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's guide for representative payees and Veterans Administration fiduciaries
• Social Security Administration Representative Payee program
  
• Veterans Administration Fiduciary program
  

Intellectual or developmental disabilities

Appointed Health Care Representative for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities

• Contact the appropriate Community Developmental Disability Programs for information
• Oregon Administrative Rules for Developmental Disability Services Health Care Representative

Declaration for mental health treatment

• Oregon Health Authority's Guide to Oregon's Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
  

Civil commitment

• Disability Rights Oregon's handbook on Mental Health Law in Oregon
• Disability Rights Oregon's Ley de Salud Mental en Oregon (Español)

Trusts

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's guide for trustees
  
• Oregon State Bar's page on What is a Trust?
• Oregon State Bar's page on Revocable Living Trusts

Oregon Probate Courts by county

Links to Oregon county circuit courts that have provided information on probate-related matters, including guardianship and conservatorship.

• Clackamas
  
• Deschutes
• Lane
• Marion
  
• Multnomah
  
• Washington
  

More resources

• Oregon State Bar's Legal Issues for Older Adults
• Oregon laws on select fiduciary relationships:
• Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 125
• Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 127