National Guardianship Association Examinatio
And Correct Answers
Adjudication c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The clegal cprocess cof cresolving ca cdispute; cthe cprocess cof cju
Administrator/Executor/Personal cRepresentative c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cappointed cby ct
cassets cand cliabilities cof can cintestate cdecedent. cExecutor cis
a cperson cnamed cby cthe ctestator cto ccarry cout cthe cprovisions cin cthe ctestator's cwill.
Advance cDirective c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cwritten cinstruction, csuch cas ca cliving cwill cor cdurable
ccare, cwhich cguides ccare
when can cindividual cis cterminally cill cor cincapacitated cand cunable cto ccommunicate chis/her cdesire
Advocate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cwho cassists, cdefends, cor cpleads, cor cprosecutes cfor c
Alleged cIncapacitated cPerson cor cPerson cat cRisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individual cfor cwhom ca c
cbeen cinitiated.
Arms cLength cRelationship c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A crelationship cbetween ctwo cagencies cor corga
cdepartments cwithin cone cagency,
which censures cindependent cdecision-making con cthe cpart cof cboth.
Attorney cat claw c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cwho cpractices claw.
Attorney cfor cthe cAlleged cIncapacitated cPerson c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cattorney cwho crepresen
cperson. cSuch cattorney cshall crepresent cthe
expressed cwishes cof cthe calleged cincapacitated cperson.
Best cInterest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔That ccourse cof caction cthat cmaximizes cwhat cis cbest cfor ca cw
cconsideration cof cthe cleast
intrusive, cmost cnormalizing, cand cleast crestrictive ccourse cof caction cpossible cgiven cthe cneeds co
, continuing ceducation crequirements care cmet.
Clerk cof cCourt c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ccourt cofficer cresponsible cfor cfiling cpapers, cissuing cproc
ccourt cproceedings cas
generally cspecified cby crule cor cstatue.
Competence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cbasic cor cminimal cability cto cdo csomething; cqualify cesp. cto
cwitness>
Competency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cmental cability cto cunderstand cproblems cand cmake cdecis
Conflict cof cInterest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Situations cin cwhich can cindividual cmay creceive cfinanci
cbusiness cadvantage cfrom ca
decision cmade con cbehalf cof canother. cSituations, cwhich ccreate ca cpublic cperception cof ca cconflic
should cbe chandled cin cthe csame cmanner cas csituations cin cwhich can cactual cconflict cof cinterest ce
Court c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cgovernmental cbody cconsisting cof cone cor cmore cjudges cwho csit ct
cadminister
justice.
Court cOrder c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A clegal cdocument cissued cby cthe ccourt cand csigned cby ca cjud
cof cguardianship;
spelling cout cdirections cfor cthe ccare cof cthe cward cand cthe cestate cand cauthorization cor cdenial co
action.
Court cRequired cReport c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A creport cwhich cthe cguardian cis crequired cby cstatu
cthe ccourt crelative cto cthe
guardianship.
Court cVisitor, cMonitor, cInvestigator c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cappointed cby cthe ccourt cto c
cinformation cconcerning ca cward cor ca cguardian.
Dementia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ccategory cof cdisorders ccharacterized cby cthe cdevelopment cof
c(including cmemory
impairment) cthat care cdue cto cthe cdirect cphysiological ceffects cof ca cgeneral cmedical ccondition, cto
persisting ceffects cof ca csubstance cor cto cmultiple cetiologies c(e.g., cthe ccombined ceffects cof ccereb
disease cand cAlzheimer's cdisease).
Developmental cDisability c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A csevere, cchronic cdisability cof can cindividual c5 c
A. cIs cattributable cto ca cmental cor cphysical cimpairment cor ccombination cof cmental cand cphysical
impairments;
B. cIs cmanifested cbefore cthe cindividual cattains cage c22;
C. cIs clikely cto ccontinue cindefinitely;
D. cResults cin csubstantial cfunctional climitations cin cthree cor cmore cof cthe cfollowing careas cof cmaj
activity
1. cSelf-care
2. cReceptive cand cexpressive clanguage
3. cLearning
4. cMobility
5. cSelf-direction
6. cCapacity cfor cindependent cliving
7. cEconomic cself-sufficiency; cand
E. cReflects cthe cindividual's cneed cfor ca ccombination cand csequence cof cevents cof cspecial,
interdisciplinary, cor cgeneric cservices, csupports, cor cother cassistance cthat cis cof clifelong cor
extended cduration cand cis cindividually cplanned cand ccoordinated.
And Correct Answers
Adjudication c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The clegal cprocess cof cresolving ca cdispute; cthe cprocess cof cju
Administrator/Executor/Personal cRepresentative c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cappointed cby ct
cassets cand cliabilities cof can cintestate cdecedent. cExecutor cis
a cperson cnamed cby cthe ctestator cto ccarry cout cthe cprovisions cin cthe ctestator's cwill.
Advance cDirective c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cwritten cinstruction, csuch cas ca cliving cwill cor cdurable
ccare, cwhich cguides ccare
when can cindividual cis cterminally cill cor cincapacitated cand cunable cto ccommunicate chis/her cdesire
Advocate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cwho cassists, cdefends, cor cpleads, cor cprosecutes cfor c
Alleged cIncapacitated cPerson cor cPerson cat cRisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individual cfor cwhom ca c
cbeen cinitiated.
Arms cLength cRelationship c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A crelationship cbetween ctwo cagencies cor corga
cdepartments cwithin cone cagency,
which censures cindependent cdecision-making con cthe cpart cof cboth.
Attorney cat claw c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cwho cpractices claw.
Attorney cfor cthe cAlleged cIncapacitated cPerson c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cattorney cwho crepresen
cperson. cSuch cattorney cshall crepresent cthe
expressed cwishes cof cthe calleged cincapacitated cperson.
Best cInterest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔That ccourse cof caction cthat cmaximizes cwhat cis cbest cfor ca cw
cconsideration cof cthe cleast
intrusive, cmost cnormalizing, cand cleast crestrictive ccourse cof caction cpossible cgiven cthe cneeds co
, continuing ceducation crequirements care cmet.
Clerk cof cCourt c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ccourt cofficer cresponsible cfor cfiling cpapers, cissuing cproc
ccourt cproceedings cas
generally cspecified cby crule cor cstatue.
Competence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cbasic cor cminimal cability cto cdo csomething; cqualify cesp. cto
cwitness>
Competency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cmental cability cto cunderstand cproblems cand cmake cdecis
Conflict cof cInterest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Situations cin cwhich can cindividual cmay creceive cfinanci
cbusiness cadvantage cfrom ca
decision cmade con cbehalf cof canother. cSituations, cwhich ccreate ca cpublic cperception cof ca cconflic
should cbe chandled cin cthe csame cmanner cas csituations cin cwhich can cactual cconflict cof cinterest ce
Court c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cgovernmental cbody cconsisting cof cone cor cmore cjudges cwho csit ct
cadminister
justice.
Court cOrder c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A clegal cdocument cissued cby cthe ccourt cand csigned cby ca cjud
cof cguardianship;
spelling cout cdirections cfor cthe ccare cof cthe cward cand cthe cestate cand cauthorization cor cdenial co
action.
Court cRequired cReport c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A creport cwhich cthe cguardian cis crequired cby cstatu
cthe ccourt crelative cto cthe
guardianship.
Court cVisitor, cMonitor, cInvestigator c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cperson cappointed cby cthe ccourt cto c
cinformation cconcerning ca cward cor ca cguardian.
Dementia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ccategory cof cdisorders ccharacterized cby cthe cdevelopment cof
c(including cmemory
impairment) cthat care cdue cto cthe cdirect cphysiological ceffects cof ca cgeneral cmedical ccondition, cto
persisting ceffects cof ca csubstance cor cto cmultiple cetiologies c(e.g., cthe ccombined ceffects cof ccereb
disease cand cAlzheimer's cdisease).
Developmental cDisability c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A csevere, cchronic cdisability cof can cindividual c5 c
A. cIs cattributable cto ca cmental cor cphysical cimpairment cor ccombination cof cmental cand cphysical
impairments;
B. cIs cmanifested cbefore cthe cindividual cattains cage c22;
C. cIs clikely cto ccontinue cindefinitely;
D. cResults cin csubstantial cfunctional climitations cin cthree cor cmore cof cthe cfollowing careas cof cmaj
activity
1. cSelf-care
2. cReceptive cand cexpressive clanguage
3. cLearning
4. cMobility
5. cSelf-direction
6. cCapacity cfor cindependent cliving
7. cEconomic cself-sufficiency; cand
E. cReflects cthe cindividual's cneed cfor ca ccombination cand csequence cof cevents cof cspecial,
interdisciplinary, cor cgeneric cservices, csupports, cor cother cassistance cthat cis cof clifelong cor
extended cduration cand cis cindividually cplanned cand ccoordinated.
