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I can tell you now that differences of opinion will arise and having more than 1 Guardian will cause more problems than just the disagreement.
If you have to have more than 1 person 3 should be the way to go so that when discussing a situation or problem when 2 of the 3 agree on the solution that is the way the decision will go. (should work well unless you have 2 people with a bad idea!)
Prevent problems before they arise, appoint 1 person as the Guardian.
Discuss all (as many as you can imagine) potential health problems, living situations and solutions and see what each person says, how they would deal with the situation. Make your decision as to who you would want to be your Guardian if the need arose.
If there is no other option but to have joint guardianship, I would ensure that everyone clearly outlines their expectations and their plan on care for your Aunt. Having a detailed plan in advance will ensure that any disagreements can be addressed before you actually have guardianship.
On a POA, it did not cost more to have others named. I shared with all siblings for my parents. One sibling passed before my mom.
For my aunt who has no children, I requested a back up. The first one passed and had to be replaced. Thankfully aunt was still able to sign a new DPOA so that another could be assigned.
Not a problem at all sharing the responsibility. I think the ages and health should be considered of the other family members. Some people are long lived, others not so much. Hard to know years in advance who that might be.
But the cost might be a consideration on guardianship so discuss this thoroughly with your aunts attorney and look at all factors affecting this decision.
Wishing your aunt a smooth transition in care and hoping you find a solution that works for all.
One of us moved 1,000 miles away and one of us did all the work.
Be ready to find out the hard way if you are determined to proceed.
But different from guardianship. Guardianship is A LOT of paperwork, every year. A friend of mine described it as h*ll.
If several people are eagerly wanting to be guardian, it probably means the aunt is wealthy. They don't want the money to disappear to the State, through APS guardianship.
If family members want to be guardian of an aunt...it probably means she has money.
Whether joint-guardianship works out all depends on the integrity of the people involved, and whether they can truly cooperate.
unfortunately when a conservatorship had to be started (both had dementia) it was the courts and lawyers that were so very expensive that unnecessarily ate up their savings.
At that point I would elect one person for $$$ sake, but still try to keep the joint responsibilities going if you can.
Reason: there’s always going to be conflict over something or everything. It’s much too stressful on top of the work required. I trust myself and my judgment, and I know I have best interests of the person at heart. With others, they tend to go rogue over stupid things.
Power plays, jealousy, lying, anger at the situation that gets displaced onto the joint whatever person. Laziness. Ineptitude. You can’t imagine until it happens. You’d expect that being joint anything would halve the responsibility, but it can double it.
Never again.