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Legal > Advocacy
Guardianship and Developmental Disabilities
...old, but he is unable to do so. Bill requires a guardianship so that his parents can make legal, financial,...legal, financial, and medical decisions for him. Guardianship is a legal proceeding whereby a court appoints...decisions for him. Guardianship is a legal proceeding whereby a court appoints someone to make decisions...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
...cast a wider net. These serve anyone providing care: spouses, adult children caring for aging parents with disabilities, extended family members in guardianship roles. Well Spouse Association and Family Caregiver Alliance run national programs for caregivers managing burnout, isolation, and the logistics...
Parenting > Adulthood
Supported Decision-Making vs. Guardianship: What Every Parent Should Know Before Their Child Turns 18
..."looked into guardianship." Your sister...support, guardianship is what happens...people know. Guardianship strips legal...person under guardianship. It hands...restore. What Guardianship Does. Guardianship...Guardianship Does. Guardianship is a court...the type of guardianship granted....granted. Full guardianship removes all...rights. Limited guardianship restricts...someone else. Guardianship is permanent...
Lifestyle > Relationships
When Parents Can No Longer Be There: A Guide for Adult Siblings Who Become Primary Caregivers
...Decisions You Can't Delay. The first question is who has legal authority to make decisions. If your sibling is over 18 and your parents didn't establish guardianship before...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Informed Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
...medical decisions, and you're being told the only way to help is full guardianship. None of these situations are as black-and-white as the system makes...appropriate help. Here's how these rights work, what changes at 18, and when guardianship is necessary versus when it's overkill. Informed Consent and Capacity:...
Financial > Financial Planning
The Letter of Intent: How to Write the Most Important Document in Your Special Needs Plan
...spend months setting up a Special Needs Trust and drafting a will. They meet with attorneys, organize financial documents, and make decisions about guardianship. Then they file everything away, confident the legal work is done. What they often don't realize: the most important document in their special needs...
Financial > Financial Planning
Guardianship vs Supported Decision-Making: How to Choose the Right Option When Your Child Turns 18
...six months, and your attorney has started the guardianship conversation. You've heard the term for years....child's behalf. What you may not know is that guardianship also means your child loses nearly every legal...not. There's a spectrum of options between full guardianship and no legal support at all, and disability...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: TransEz
...I started using my own app on a regular basis." – Mavis Hageman, creator of TransEz and grandmother of two TransEz When Mavis Hageman took guardianship of her grandchildren, she realized that parenting would be quite different the second time around. Her grandson (who was 5 at the time) has autism,...
Financial > Financial Planning
A Special Needs Planning Timeline: 9 Steps to a Sound Family Plan
9 steps to plan for a special needs child's future care, involving guardianship, financial adjustments, legal trusts, and support education.
Parenting > Self-Care
What Happens Next?
...sources of financial support for your child. For children who are not able to take care of themselves physically or financially, placing them under guardianship is one option for parents. If the court decides the child is unable to provide care for himself, he will be placed under his...