General advocacy
The Keuruu City Guardianship Office provides guardianship services to residents of Keuruu, Multia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Ruovesi and Virrat
In most cases, a guardian is appointed to manage their ward’s financial affairs and assets. The guardian acts in conjunction with their ward or on their behalf to safeguard the ward’s interests. A guardian may also be appointed to handle a specific matter, such as selling a property on behalf of their ward.
Applying for a guardian
In matters conce ing the appointment of a guardian or the restriction of legal capacity, you should first contact the guardianship authority, namely the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
Notification regarding a person in need of guardianship
The Digital and Population Data Services Agency or a district court may appoint a guardian for a person who is unable to look after their own interests or manage their own affairs, for example due to a serious illness or advanced age. If there is a risk that the person, through their own actions, may cause themselves financial difficulties or that others may take advantage of them, the District Court may, in addition to appointing a guardian, order that the person may not, for example, make large purchases or enter into contracts on their own. This is known as a restriction of legal capacity. In extreme cases, the district court may declare a person legally incapacitated, in which case they lose all rights to manage their own affairs. In such cases, the guardian takes care of all the affairs of the legally incapacitated person.
The District Court must appoint a guardian if the whereabouts of a living person are unknown and their financial affairs require management.
The Digital and Population Data Services Agency or the District Court shall determine the scope of the guardian’s duties.
An application for a guardian must be made in writing and is usually accompanied by a medical certificate. The application may be submitted by the person in need of assistance themselves, their father, mother, spouse, child or another close relative, a guardian, or the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
An application for the appointment of an administrator in relation to the estate may also be made by the liquidator, another estate administrator, the distributor of the estate or any beneficiary of the estate.
Proceedings to appoint a guardian for a minor may also be initiated by the minor’s carer or by a body within the welfare region as referred to in section 6 of the Social Welfare Act.
You can also notify the Digital and Population Data Services Agency that a particular person is in obvious need of a guardian.
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