The American judicial system has seen much change in the years following the 1988 National Guardianship Symposium, known as Wingspread. Two components of this change—the burgeoning use of “alternative dispute resolution” (ADR) and the proliferation of adult guardianship cases—have proceeded virtually independently of each other. The purpose of this Article is to explore the potential for integration of a specific form of ADR—mediation — into the adult guardianship system.