FY 2024 Improving Guam's Guardianship System Project - The Judiciary of Guam – Supreme Court of Guam and the Office of the Public Guardian, in partnership with the Department of Public Health and Social Services, will improve Guam’s guardianship system and enhance services to preserve the rights and self-determination of adults who are or may be subject to guardianship. The goal is to improve the fairness, timeliness, safety, and integrity of adult guardianship proceedings and improve experiences of individuals at risk of guardianship in Guam in a manner that emphasizes alternatives to guardianship, improves the performance of court-appointed public and private guardians, and limits or revokes unnecessary guardianship. The objectives are: 1) improve collection, analysis, and utilization of accurate guardianship data, 2) implement procedural and substantive safeguards to ensure rights of persons proposed for, or under, guardianship are protected, 3) implement systems to better screen, train, track, and monitor guardians to improve performance monitoring of court-appointed guardians and improve the court’s ability to detect fraud and abuse. Anticipated outcomes include: 1) availability and use of guardianship system data will have increased, 2) access to legal services related to safeguarding the rights of persons proposed for, or under, guardianship will have increased, 3) guardians’ knowledge and skills related to their role over their ward will have improved, 4) guardians and wards’ satisfaction with the adult guardianship system will have improved, and 5) Guam’s adult guardianship system will have enhanced its fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety and integrity. The expected products are the revised guardianship training program and website, Court Visitor Program, and a final report to be submitted to the Administration for Community Living.
