In 1997, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)1 adopted the revised Uniform
Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act (UGPPA). The 1997 version contains significant revisions to the UGPPA, especially to Articles 1 and 3. After a two-year process of debate, drafting, and revisions, the Commissioners adopted the final version of the Act.
It is now ten years after the adoption of the UGPPA6 and issues in guardianship law have evolved since its adoption. In the past ten years, more emphasis is being placed on court monitoring, mediation has been used to resolve some disputes in guardianships, significant issues regarding interstate and cross-border guardianships have developed, a new Uniform Power of Attorney Act has been adopted, a uniform act for resolving guardianship-jurisdiction questions was adopted, and the Uniform Trust Code was adopted.