When thinking about pursuing guardianship over a family member with special needs who is unable to care for themselves, many families wonder whether they should appoint co-guardians, so that there is someone in place if something happens to one of the guardians.
Here are some of the benefits to having co-guardians:
- Someone is available if a guardian needs or wants to travel or take a break,
- There is less of a likelihood of needing court proceedings if one of the guardians passes away,
- Sometimes a parent and other adult child will serve as co-guardians of a family member so that when the parent passes away the adult child can continue to serve (and will already be familiar with the role of guardian),
- Having shared decision making power can help relieve the burden of serving as guardian.
Some things to keep in mind are that the guardians will need to agree on major decisions such as medical care, housing and work. This may not always work in all families so take some time to consider whether co-guardians will work in your case before taking on that responsibility.
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