As guardianships (or conservatorships) become increasingly controversial here in Texas and across the U.S., similar stories are surfacing out of the United Kingdom.  Two recent articles detailed complaints surrounding the Court of Protection, a U.K. judicial venue established to “hear cases involving people who become unable to look after their own affairs but have not drawn up a ‘living will’ nominating a relative or friend to take control of their assets.” In a recent article, the Sunday Telegraph reports how the court adjudicates on the more contentious cases handled by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), which appoints deputies to act for the mentally impaired - sometimes family members, but sometimes solicitors or local authority officials.

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