Definition(s):

“Legal process in which a probate court appoints one or more persons to handle the financial affairs of a person the court determines to be incompetent or otherwise unable to handle her/his own finances.”

Bookman, A., Harrington, M., Pass, L., & Reisner, E.  (2007).  Family caregiver handbook: Finding elder care resources in Massachusetts.  Cambridge, MA:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology.