Office of State Guardian Law and Legal Definition
Office of state guardian is a branch of the state government appointed as guardian when no one else is willing or able to act as guardian for incapacitated residents of the state. For example,Office of state guardian Illinois is the largest public guardianship agency of its type in the U.S., serving thousands of adult disabled wards. Office of state guardian take care of the personal, financial, and legal affairs of developmentally disabled, mentally ill and elderly persons with disabilities.
Office of state guardian serves as guardian of last resort for persons with disabilities when no other person is willing to serve. The wards of the office of state guardian are mostly indigent persons or persons having limited assets. The Office of state guardian also assists the court in guardianship proceedings on the direction from the court.
Legal Definition list
- Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
- Office of Small Business Programs [OSBP]
- Office of Small Business Development Centers
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization [USDOJ]
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization [HUD]
- Office of State Guardian
- Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis [FCC]
- Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis [Federal Communications Commission]
- Office of Surface Mining
- Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities [HUD]
- Office of Technology Assessment
