Next of kin, including grandparents, uncles, and cousins are prone to be concerned about the competency hearing. They will likely want to step in and be considered as potential guardians because under such an emergency, they could be potential heirs to the estate.



The estate will not change hands for 30 days, which is the temporary guardianship period. After temporary guardianship, the state can award permanent guardianship. But who cares if a relative has not considered that probate court could change the course of a life? Being committed to an insane asylum is not that bad. Professional care and treatment can be expected after the judge makes his ruling.



After being awarded permanent custody under conservatorship, the child will receive appropriate psychological care. Emergency guardianship can result in treatment that will help overcome the trauma of losing his parents. The psychologist does not want to see another lost soul that could have been saved with specialized care, and her compassion and daily counseling will make a difference in the child's future.

Her daily counseling and the use of antidepressants, usually SSRIs, will help to erase the pain of death but ruin the child's brain, instilling new memories that are comforting. The powers of the licensed clinical psychologist will not be wasted on the mentally ill who cannot defend themselves from greedy relatives. But these patients will need a guardian, just like the child who has also already lost so much.