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NO: The individual must sign or make a mark on the application or designate an authorized representative in writing. Give the individual 10 days to return the completed and signed application. If the completed and correctly signed application is not returned by the specified date, the application is invalid. Guardian/Conservator A guardian is a person appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be responsible for the personal affairs of an incapacitated individual, including responsibility for making decisions regarding the person's support, care, health, safety, habilitation, education, and therapeutic treatment, and if not inconsistent with an order of commitment, residence. A conservator is a person appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be responsible for the financial affairs of an incapacitated individual. When an individual has been determined to be incompetent, his/her guardian or conservator must complete and sign the application for AG. Verification Request a copy of the guardian or conservator documents for the case record. Family Substitute Representative When it is reported that an individual cannot sign the application and the individual does not have a guardian, conservator, attorney in fact or designated authorized representative, one of the relatives listed below who is willing to take responsibility for the individual’s AG business will be the individual’s “family substitute” representative. The family substitute representative will be, in this preferred order, the individual’s: Spouse,