Wendy Williams' guardianship is the subject of a new documentary. Here's how it works

With a court-appointed guardian in charge of her finances, the former talk show host has practically no autonomy. Here's what guardianships do — and how it impacts Williams.The premiere of a controversial Lifetime docuseries about the ongoing health and financial battles of former talk show host and shock jock Wendy Williams has sharpened the focus on her court-appointed financial guardianship.

In 2022, the 59-year-old was placed under temporary financial guardianship after her bank, Wells Fargo, claimed in a New York court that she was an"incapacitated person" and the"victim of undue influence and financial exploitation," according toAphasia affects a person's ability to speak and understand speech, while frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, leads to a loss of function in the frontal and temporal lobes.

While individuals don't necessarily get the option to choose their guardian, they can recommend a person who they would like to be appointed. A family member is often named as the guardian. However, there can also be an institutional guardian, such as a banker, or a professional guardian like an attorney., a clinical law professor at Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law, told NPR in 2021 that the court should give"significant consideration" to a person's request.In Williams' case, a New York State judge appointed a guardian who had no relation to her.

"You're talking about a person that for one reason or another does or doesn't have the ability to consent — who's either refusing to consent to someone else having to manage them or simply just doesn't have the cognitive ability," she added.

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