Register Now: Webinar on Guardianship Rights in the Era of Britney Spears

Register now for a free webinar next Monday, August 23, at 3 eastern, #FreeBritney: Transforming and Reforming Conservatorship and Guardianship.

Britney Spears’ conservatorship battle has shed light on the widespread problems and overuse of conservatorships/guardianships nationwide. Guardianships can be abusive and unnecessarily strip individuals of their civil rights to make their own decisions and use supports to live and direct their lives. Disability, aging, and civil rights advocates are calling for changes to reduce the overuse of guardianship and conservatorship, to strengthen recognition and use of less restrictive alternatives to guardianship like supported decision-making, and increase due process protections in guardianship proceedings and in the monitoring of guardianships. Our panel of experts will discuss the risks and harms of guardianship, its systemic flaws, and the promise of alternatives like supported decision-making. They will discuss reforms and changes that can address the problems that Britney Spears’ case has brought to light.

Panelists include:
- Jonathan Martinis, Senior Director for Law and Policy at The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
- Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Program, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco
- Jasmine Harris, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law
- Hon. Lauren S. Holland – Judge, Lane County Circuit Court
- Charles Sabatino (Moderator) – Director, ABA Commission on Law and Aging

To register, click here.