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Supported Decision Making is an alternative to guardianship where a person selects supporters to assist the person in the decision-making process. It is a process of supporting or accommodating an adult in the decision-making process to promote greater self-determination.

File a Petition for Guardianship with a court with probate jurisdiction and notify the allegedly incapacitated person, all close family members, and any person or institution having care or custody of the allegedly incapacitated person during the 60 days preceding filing of guardianship petition. Pay the filing fee.

It is always best to get an attorney, and sometimes the court will require you to have an attorney in a guardianship case. You should review the statutes on guardianship here: Indiana Code Title 29-3. Rules may be different in every county.

If the temporary guardianship powers have expired by operation of law (i.e., 90 days has expired), Indiana Office of Court Services advises courts that the proper practice requires a new petition for temporary guardianship or a petition for a permanent guardianship be filed resulting in a new case number.

Under Indiana law, however, a temporary guardian may be appointed for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, if: (1) a guardian has not been appointed for a protected person; (2) an emergency exists; (3) the welfare of the protected person requires immediate action; and.

An emergency guardianship is temporary, lasting for no longer than 60 days, but can be ordered by a court without holding a hearing first. To establish permanent guardianship, the parties must have a hearing first. If the judge rules in favor of guardianship, it will last as long as needed.