Do Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen Need Conservatorships?

It seems that conservatorships may become a new trend to help wild and out-of-control celebrities in Hollywood.

It sure helped Britney Spears. After her escapades of a hairless head, posing for the paparazzi with no panties, and excessive partying and drinking, her father, James Spears, filed for conservatorship. This allowed him to become her legal decision-maker and help turn her life and career around.

Then came talk of a conservatorship for Lindsay Lohan. She's had multiple DUI arrests and been sentenced to jail time and rehab, more than once. Most recently, she's facing a possible elony sentence for allegedly lifting a diamond necklace from a jewelry store.

A few months ago, Lindsay bristled at the reports that her father was attempting to file for conservatorship over her. Michael Lohan did not end up filing the court case, but with this latest criminal trouble, can another attempt be far off?

Most recently, Martin Sheen and his wife are said to be considering filing for conservatorship for Charlie Sheen. With the recent allegations of Charlie throwing his life away with excessive partying with porn stars, drug use, and alcohol abuse, he obviously needs help. He reportedly began rehab recently, but he's been down that road before.

So what is a conservatorship? It's a court process, typically in probate court, where a judge appoints a person to make legal decisions on behalf of someone who isn't capable of making them appropriately. Called guardianships in many states, this court process is designed primarily to help the elderly and developmentally-disabled when they lack the mental capacity to make proper decisions and need protection.

These laws weren't written for out-of-control Hollywood stars who suffer from drunkenness or drug-use instead of dementia or mental disability.

So are conservatorships really the right way to help these troubled celebrities?

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Do Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen Need Conservatorships?