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conservatorship

[ kuhn-sur-vuh-ter-ship ]

noun

  1. the position of being a conservator, especially a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects in a museum, library, etc.:

    The program will give participants an opportunity to get a feel for the level of precision and care necessary for a career in museum conservatorship.

  2. Law. an agreement or order under which one person or entity controls the personal and financial affairs of another, such as a minor or someone who is considered legally incapable of managing their own affairs:

    She's under a court-approved conservatorship that oversees every significant purchase and every key decision that she wants to make.

  3. Law. an agreement whereby a business or financial entity is placed under the control of another entity, usually temporarily and often as a result of prior or impending failure:

    This week, a bipartisan coalition in the legislature is demanding that the agency’s leaders be replaced and the agency be put under an independent conservatorship.



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“If left in Orange County, he can end his days under the care of his conservatorship, without freedom but with relative decency,” Girardi’s defense attorneys wrote.

A conservatorship is typically granted by a court for individuals who are unable to make their own decisions, like those with dementia or other mental illnesses.

From BBC

Oher alleges the Tuohys tricked him into signing a conservatorship when he was 19, claiming it was the same as adoption.

“People who fail to comply with court-ordered treatment can be fast-tracked to conservatorships” that have been “particularly threatening to unhoused people, who are continually being policed and are likely to be a major target.”

But the mental decline that recently led to his loved ones establishing a court conservatorship for him left his contributions limited.

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