§ 3096 - Office of public guardian to offer assistance - Vermont Statutes

§ 3096. Office of public guardian to offer assistance

(a) The office of public guardian may provide assistance to private guardians:

(1) To help them understand their ward's disabilities.

(2) To help them foster increased independence on the part of their ward.

(3) With the preparation and revision of guardianship plans and reports.

(4) On ways to secure rights, benefits and services to which their wards are entitled.

(b) The office shall:

(1) Develop public education programs on guardianship and alternatives to guardianship.

(2) Encourage individuals in the private sector to serve as guardians.

(3) Prepare and make available, at no charge, a booklet which describes the duties of a guardian. (Added 1987, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)