Guardianship Monitoring Program
A cooperative program of The Court of Chancery and the Office of The Public Guardian
Mission Statement
The Guardianship Monitoring Program is dedicated to assisting and improving the Court of Chancery’s monitoring
practices of those appointed to serve as guardians for incapacitated people in the state of Delaware. This is accomplished by routine monitoring and complex investigations.
Goals
To perform routine audits, investigations and reviews of active guardianship cases, to foster communication between the court,
state agencies and the community and to address the needs and concerns of people under guardianship, their guardians and other interested parties.
Program Information
The Office of the Public Guardian, (OPG) operates the Guardianship Monitoring Program (GMP) for the Court of Chancery which is designed to monitor individuals who have been placed under guardianship and whose care is the responsibility of court-appointed guardians.
These vulnerable individuals are adults over the age of eighteen that have been deemed incapacitated by the State of Delaware. A guardian is someone appointed by the court to make medical and/or financial decisions on behalf of these individuals. This important monitoring function enables the court to have first-hand information about people for whom the court has ultimate responsibility. The wards of the Court of Chancery are very important, and they deserve every right and protection we can provide them.
Resources
Guardianship Monitoring Program Presentation (PowerPoint)
Annual Update and Medical Statement
Serving as a Guardian of the Property
Guardianship Advocacy Director
at sherri.hageman@delaware.gov.
