conservatorship

Conservatorship is a legal concept in the United States of America which entails the process of electing someone to take care of a disabled individual. A conservatorship is when a designated person is assigned to manage a person's personal finances and/or estate. Conservatorship is usually established during a hearing before a judge. A person under conservatorship is termed a "conservatee," and the person who makes the choices a "conservator." If the conservator is appointed to make the conservatee's personal decisions, they are the conservator of the person. If the conservator manages the personal finances of the conservatee, then he or she is the conservator of the estate.