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Can I Commence A Guardianship Proceeding To Stop Physical Abuse?

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Can I Commence A Guardianship Proceeding To Stop Physical Abuse?

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Sometimes family members or acquaintances will physically abuse an incapacitated person. Signs may include frequent bruises or other physical evidence of aggression. Seeking help from a local agency, including Adult Protective Service fo the local County Department of Social Services (for Monroe County, click here http://www.monroecounty.gov/aging-psa.php) may serve as a helpful resource and its intervention may solve the problem. You may also want to consider the appointment of a guardian who can be given the authority to take measures to stop physical abuse. These measures can include injunctions which require the abuser to refrain from certain activity, implementation of a home care plan, residential placement, the granting of an order of protection, or the granting of authority to apply to the family court for an order of protection.

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