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Guardianship certificate norms

MUMBAI: Banks can now rely on a guardianship certificate for disabled people, issued by either the district court under the Mental Health Act, or by local level committees set up under the same Act, for opening and operating bank accounts. The Reserve Bank of India has announced that the legal guardianship certificate for opening and operating bank accounts will be required for people with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities. Banks have also been advised to ensure that their branches give out proper guidance to the guardians in this regard. Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com

Kentucky Guardianship Initiatives Seeks Members

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Guardianship Association (SBC) for members seeking to take charge and for services in a guardianship role in Kentucky and improving the quality of life for adults with disabilities. The group, which, in October 2007, a meeting of the accession 7-9 pm on April 21 Lexington Public Library Eagle Creek Branch. Everyone, an interest in issues related to the guardian of - someone from the Court to rule on the behalf of another adult - is encouraged to attend. Topics include the presentation of a national plan for the protection of adults approved expert and president

Guardianship Act labelled too PC

The Government's proposed rewrite of the Guardianship Act is under attack for being too politically correct. The new bill rewrites the 35-year-old guardianship laws, and takes into account that the nuclear family is not as common as it once was. The new version puts greater emphasis on parental responsibilities rather than parental rights, and places a stronger focus on the rights of children. National MP Nick Smith says the bill does nothing to address the problem that results in responsible parents having to fight for the custody of their own children. He believes parents' rights to decide how they bring up their children will

Muslim Brotherhood flexes muscles

A senior figure in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organisation has argued against non-Muslims holding leadership positions in Egypt, including the presidency. Mohamed Habib, the first deputy of the Brotherhood's Supreme Guide, said that "if we are to apply the Islamic rule which says that non-Muslims have no guardianship over Muslims, then a Christian may not be president". Habib was talking to reporters at the group's headquarters in Manial al-Roda on Monday. In a speech outlining the banned but tolerated group's preliminary agenda for the next parliament, Habib said that the rule is the "only exception" regarding restrictions for non-Muslims. Otherwise, they share the

South Kazakhstani businessmen take HIV-infected children under guardianship

In South Kazakhstan region local businessmen took HIV-infected children under guardianship, Kazakhstan Today correspondent reports. "South Kazakhstani businessmen take HIV-infected children under guardianship," - Tursunbek Asanbayev, chairman of the local branch of the National Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers of RK "Atameken", said at a meeting of the branch last week. According to him, the businessmen will be providing aid to 73 Families with the HIV-infected children. "There is a proposition that each businessman accepts one child into his collective, make him a member of the collective, and pay him a minimum monthly salary," - he said. Members of