New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-A:10 – Residential Services; Legal Counsel and Guardianship
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I. [Repealed.]
II. Whenever a client over the age of 18 years is considered incapable of managing his or her own affairs and is at risk of substantial harm to person or estate as a result, and the person does not have a legal guardian, the administrator shall take such steps as are appropriate to safeguard the person as may be consistent with N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 464-A and 547-B, including the nomination of a guardian when no less restrictive alternative is available.
III. [Repealed.]
II. Whenever a client over the age of 18 years is considered incapable of managing his or her own affairs and is at risk of substantial harm to person or estate as a result, and the person does not have a legal guardian, the administrator shall take such steps as are appropriate to safeguard the person as may be consistent with N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 464-A and 547-B, including the nomination of a guardian when no less restrictive alternative is available.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-A:10
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
III. [Repealed.]