What is the difference between an intervention order and a guardianship order?
A. The process for obtaining an intervention order and a guardianship order are basically the same. An intervention order is appropriate to deal with single decisions or actions, or actions requiring a longer time scale provided the benefit is clear and the outcome can be predicted eg a transaction to buy or sell property has a definite beginning and end. On the other hand, a guardianship order is likely to be more suitable where there are several issues to be dealt with and where there is likely to be a need for continuing intervention in the adult’s affairs and flexibility is needed to respond to new situations without having to go back repeatedly to court.
