Leslie Salzman

Leslie Salzman
Yeshiva University | YU · Cardozo Law School

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Publications (2)
Article
By limiting an individual’s right to make decisions, guardianship removes the individual from a range of human, social, and civic interactions thereby imposing a form of unjust and impermissible segregation. After discussing some of the problems with existing guardianship laws, and why guardianship is particularly ill-suited for individuals with ps...
Article
In every state, when an adult has a diminished capacity to make decisions about personal affairs or property management, a court may transfer the individual’s right to make decisions to a guardian. This Article argues that, in most cases, it would be preferable to support decision making rather than supplant it through guardianship, and then seeks...