An Enduring Guardian is someone you appoint to make lifestyle decisions on your behalf should you become unable to do so through illness or accident. The difference between an Enduring Guardian and a Power of Attorney is that your Guardian makes lifestyle choices for you, whereas a Power of Attorney more specifically handles your financial or medical affairs.
The Hutchinson Legal Lifestage Planning team can prepare an Enduring Power of Guardianship for you that outlines your appointed Enduring Guardian and can be utilized if and when necessary. The responsibilities of an Enduring Guardian are to protect your interests, oversee decisions such as choosing the right medical practitioner, facilitating consent for hostel or nursing home care and other lifestyle choices.