Kentucky High Court:  Son, As Guardian, Could Not Bind Mother To Arbitration Agreement

Mealey's (March 4, 2022, 3:10 PM EST) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — Guardians have authority to bind their wards to contracts that limit the ward’s civil rights “only to the extent necessary to provide needed care and services to the ward,” the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Feb. 24, reversing a lower appellate court’s ruling that a son, as his mother’s guardian, had the authority to bind her to a voluntary arbitration agreement included in documents he signed upon her admission to a long-term care facility....

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